Community Work Project Anniversary of “Daring Not Deprived” for Persons with Disabilities celebrated at NUMS

A Community Work Project Anniversary of “Daring Not Deprived“ was celebrated by NUMS Civic Society in Collaboration of NUMS Department of Psychology. Since 2020, Ms. Saira Javed (Lecturer Clinical Psychology, NDP/ Incharge Psychologist, N-TRC/ Convener Civic Society) has designed and directed a program for the inclusion of differently abled persons in collaboration with the CEO of Saaya Association of Disabled People Islamabad. The “DND” event was held to recognize the contributions made by the students of the Department of Psychology who are also a part of NUMS Civic Society in highlighting the emerging challenges faced by differently abled individuals and helping them out. It adhered to the SDG-3 (Good Health and Wellbeing), SDG-4 (Quality Education), SDG-8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) as well as SDG-17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

DND Journey has been presented by Students from the Department of Psychology. The project representatives from NUMS Civic Society from the Department of Public Health (Public Health Social Worker), Department of Psychology (Mental Health Social Worker) and Department of Allied Health Sciences (Medical Health Social Worker) had presented future plans.