KARACHI: Saylani Welfare International Trust and the Social Welfare Department, Government of Balochistan, have signed comprehensive Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at providing youth, women, persons with disabilities and underserved communities across the province with access to modern information technology, technical and vocational education, language training, employment-oriented skills and healthcare services.
The agreements were signed during a meeting by Arif Lakhani, Trustee, Saylani Welfare International Trust; Muhammad Ghazal, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Saylani Welfare International Trust; and Ismatullah Quresh, Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Balochistan, who led the provincial delegation.
Also present on the occasion were Abu Faisal, Trustee, Saylani Welfare International Trust; Dr Shahid Rauf, Chief Medical Officer; Wazir Raza, Medical Administrator; Furqan Aslam from Saylani CSR; Sohail Akbar, Head of Saylani Quetta Education Board; and Dawood Khan, along with other representatives.
During the meeting, an agreement was also signed for cooperation between Saylani Welfare International Trust and the Government of Balochistan in the healthcare sector, with the objective of facilitating treatment and medical services for people across the province.
The MoUs are intended to strengthen public healthcare services while expanding access to modern technology education and creating new opportunities for employment, freelancing, entrepreneurship and economic self-reliance among the youth and women of Balochistan.
Under the agreement, a dedicated Women’s IT Lab and Incubation Space, equipped with approximately 30 computers, will be established at Muzammil Housing Scheme, Nawa Killi, Quetta. The facility will provide women with training in advanced digital skills, freelancing, startups and entrepreneurship, enabling them to participate more effectively in the growing digital economy.
Similarly, two floors of the Arts Council Building on Jinnah Road, Quetta, will be developed into an IT Park, Digital Library and Training Facility, where IT boot camps and advanced technology training programmes will be conducted.
The initiative also includes a programme to train approximately 60 students with hearing disabilities and other deserving students from different districts of Balochistan in specialised IT and technical skills. Selected participants will be developed as master trainers, enabling them to train more young people in their respective districts and extend the impact of the programme across the province.
Specialised IT training programmes will also be launched for students with hearing disabilities. The Social Welfare Department, Government of Balochistan, through the Director General of the Social Welfare Directorate and its schools for students with hearing disabilities, will facilitate access to students and support the establishment and implementation of these programmes.
In Khuzdar, three Non-Formal Education Centres will be established. The initiative will also include hostel facilities for students, an English Language Centre, related IT facilities and the provision of a 30-kilowatt solar power system to support educational and training activities.
Furthermore, a Technical and Vocational Training Centre and IT Lab will be established at Government Shafiq Ahmed Khan Shaheed School, Tail Godam, Quetta.
The centre will offer market-driven training in web and application development, UI/UX design, artificial intelligence and generative AI, alongside practical vocational skills including mobile phone and computer repairing, CCTV installation, solar technology, electrical work, plumbing and other trades aligned with current market demand.
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