Volunteers - Stranded Pakistanis, Biharis, Stateless in Bangladesh and Pakistan
 
“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”
Edmund Burke 1729-1797
 
Children caring for children
are a common sight
 
Welcome Volunteers
 
 
We hope that we have provided you basic information about this human tragedy. We invite men and women of conscience and compassion the world over to join us as volunteers in this cause.

• Enjoy the satisfaction of helping one of the most deserving causes
• Many Volunteer Assignments Immediately Available
• Assignments are not listed in any particular order.
• We provide necessary training.
• Most assignments can be tailored to your skills, resources, needs and circumstances.
• You may earn community service or educational credits. We provide certificate of your non-monetary contributions too.
• Your suggestions and comments are appreciated.

Children often learn a trade and work to help parents.

Photographs and Documents:
We welcome historical photographs, documents regarding the camps and its inhabitants. If you have any documents which help us tell their story please contact us immediately. Any items sent to us will be returned after being scanned and copied. You can also e-mail us the items at info@statelesspeopleinbangladesh.net.

Volunteer Assignments Immediately Available.
Assignments listed are in no particular order. Please suggest additional activities or modify those suggested here.

1. We always welcome recent or historical photographs of the camps and its inhabitants. Any photographs sent to us will be returned after being scanned. You can also e-mail us photographs at Info@StatelessPeopleinBangladesh.net

2. We also need letters from individuals and organizations similar to the ones listed below, endorsing the case for repatriating the stateless people in Bangladesh (Stranded Pakistanis) and recognizing the legal status of those who managed to repatriate themselves to Pakistan, unconditionally and irrevocably. If you can help us obtain any one or more of these endorsements please let us know. Your suggestions for additional names for this list are welcome. Allow yourself a short and specific amount of time to obtain these endorsements.

Listed in no particular order:
  • The Imam of Kaaba
  • The Imam of Masjid-e-Nabvi
  • His Holiness the Pope
  • World renowned celebrities and dignitaries
  • Writers, Artists and Intellectuals from Pakistan and Bangladesh
  • Major Hollywood stars
  • United Nations Commission on Human Rights
  • Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh
  • Human Rights Commission of Pakistan
  • European Human Rights Commission
  • Amnesty International
  • The International Committee of Red Cross
  • The Human Rights Authority of United Kingdom
  • Human Rights Commission of Canada
  • The Human Rights Commission of New Zealand
  • The Human Rights Commission of Australia
  • Human Rights Watch
  • HRH The King of Saudia Arabia
  • HRH Prince Karim Aga Khan
  • Former U.S. President Bill Clinton
  • Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
  • Nelson Mandela
  • Rev. Desmond Tutu
  • Abdul Sattar Edhi
  • Dr. Henry Kessinger
  • Imam Masjid-e-Faisal, Islamabad
  • Life expectancy in the camps is extremely low. To see any olderly people at all is a surprise.

    1. We would like to have a roster of knowledgeable speakers available to speak on this issue in major cities in the English-speaking world. If you are interested in speaking out on this issue kindly contact us immediately. We will brief you with latest facts and figures and keep in touch with you.

    2. We would like help from your Congressmen and Senators in pressing the Government of Pakistan to resolve this humanitarian issue immediately.

    3. Contact churches, humanitarian and charitable organizations in your area, go to their meetings and tell the story of the voiceless whenever you can.

    4. We invite nominations for recruitment of high profile individuals to act as spokespersons in Pakistan, Bangladesh and the rest of the world.

    5. E-mail a link to this web site to everyone in your address book with a strong recommendation to assist us.

    6. In the near future we will have brochure that you can download or print to give away as background information or post on the bulletin boards in public places such as retail stores, schools, offices or Masajid.

    7. A mirror of our web site is available on CD. This can be used for presentation to small groups even without an Internet connection. Request it today.

    8. Calling All Urdu Poets: We invite poets of Urdu to write a tribute to the fortitude, determination and fidelity of stateless in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Also poems describing the painful life in the camps are requested. Poems will be published on this web site.

    9. We invite freelance journalists in Bangladesh to document and write about the objectives, activities, practices and accomplishments of the Christian missionaries in and around the camps of stateless people. An Honorarium is offered to recognize your efforts.

    10. It was our intention from the very beginning to have at least some parts of this website presented in Bangla. So far we have not found a translator and fonts to accomplish this goal. For the moment we have decided to launch the web site without this feature. However services of a Bangla translator are still needed and will be greatly appreciated.

    11. We urgently need writers to create interesting articles in Urdu and English for audiences in and outside Bangladesh and Pakistan. These will be available for submission to any newspapers or magazines along with supporting visuals.

    12. Well-written letters to the editor are available for you to submit to your local newspaper.

    13. We need help with production of several radio (spots) commercials in Urdu and English to air in the ethnic Urdu or South Asian radio programs in US and Canada. Please send us (time, station, Name and telephone number of the producer) of ethnic radio programs in your area.

    14. We need help with design of various size ads in the ethnic print media. Ads will be directed towards Pakistanis, and intended to appear at important national occasions such as March 23, August 14, Sepetember 6, December 25, April 21 etc.

    15. We also need various size ads for the international print media.

    16. We are looking to fill many directors’ positions in our various offices in Pakistan, US and elsewhere. All positions are volunteer and carry no financial compensation.

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