Balochistan volunteers role crucial in battling COVID19: Waseem Ashraf
Matiullah Khan :
Country Coordinator United Nations (UN) Volunteers Pakistan, Waseem Ashraf on Friday said Balochistan volunteers played a crucial role in battling the COVID19. “Volunteers role crucial in battling the deadly virus”, he told Quetta Voice in an exclusive interview.
The world marks December 5 as an international day for volunteers to promote volunteer services, especially by youth in the society. Mr. Ashraf has also arrived in Quetta to launch the 16-days activism from Balochistan, the country’s least developed province.
Last year, we formed a volunteer network in Balochistan comprising boy scouts, civil society, and the government of Balochistan with an objective to promote volunteer work, he said. “Now we can see a major change here”, Mr. Ashraf stated.
Women play an essential role in the promotion of volunteer work
The Coordinator UN volunteers for Pakistan stated that women play an essential role in this regard and they need to be encouraged and given the opportunity. He informed that 140 youth under the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) nominated and trained to promote volunteer work. Now, they have reached 2 lakh people and created awareness among them about the volunteer work, he mentioned.
