On 25-26th May, 2023 2-Day Training for Terracotta Wash Basins at Lari Barefoot Academy, Pono Colony, Mirpurkhas. Two women from each of the following 6 villages participated in the 2-day training:
Jalo Jamadar 1 & 2; Kewal Kohli; Dangro 1 & 2; Jiwan Koli.
Three women master trainers came from village Lachman Kohli (Terracotta Village of Pono Markaz) to provide training to community women.
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On 26th May. 2023 Prof. Yasmeen Lari was awarded an honorary degree ( Doctor of Design) by her alma mater Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK. She did her Diploma in Architecture from then Oxford School of Architecture in 1968. She became the corporate member of Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in April. 1969.
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US Ambassador to Pakistan Mr. Donald Blome along with a team of embassy officials and secretary culture Gov. of Sindh, visited Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim and Amir Sultan Muhammad. He was received by Heritage Foundation of Pakistan’s Project Manager Mr. Naheem Hussain Shah & Senior Architect, Ashfaq Ahmed. He was briefed about the significance of the monument details of its multifaceted conservation and rehabilitation efforts. He was presented a replica of calligraphic Kashi tile used in the tomb of Sultan Ibrahim.
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Yasmeen Lari’s Zero Carbon Pono pilot villages, after attaining the first stage of fulfilment of rights based needs, basic flood mitigation measures and food security procedures, are moving on to the next stage of development. In the second stage primary education and primary health arrangements become essential. This is the village clinic built entirely through their own resources by Maa (Mothers) Committees as part of their own initiatives to achieve better health and improved living conditions.
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Yasmeen Lari’s Zero Carbon Pono pilot villages, after attaining the first stage of fulfilment of rights based needs, basic flood mitigation measures and food security procedures, are moving on to the next stage of development. In the second stage primary education and primary health arrangements become essential. This is the village clinic built entirely through their own resources by Maa (Mothers) Committees as part of their own initiatives to achieve better health and improved living conditions.
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‘RIBA has heralded a new direction for the profession, encouraging all architects to focus not only on the privileged but also humanity at large that suffers from disparities, conflicts and climate change. There are innumerable opportunities to implement principles of circular economy, de-growth, transition design, eco-urbanism, and what we call Barefoot Social Architecture (BASA) to achieve climate resilience, sustainability and eco justice in the world.❞
-- Prof. Yasmeem Lari
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Prof. Yasmeen Lari has designed a “Reassembled Masjid” from prefabricated bamboo panels & roofs, which was fabricated at ZC3, Makli and was shipped to Jeddah to be installed at the venue of Islamic Art Biennale (23 January - 23 April 2023). Project Manager, Mr. Naheem Hussain Shah, Senior Architect, Ashfaq Ahmed & three artisans travelled to IAB venue to supervise the installation of the said Masjid.
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A 3-day extensive training was conducted at HF’s Zero Carbon Cultural Centre (ZC3), Makli. Where 7 trainees from Islamic Relief and 9 trainees from representatives of local community from Harnai, Balochistan participated. Some of them were skilled masons, therefore it was beneficial for them to learn zero carbon construction technique and add to their expertise & experience. Training was conducted by HF’s Master Trainer Mr. Naheem Shah and Senior Architect Ashfaq Ahmed. Participants were energized and thrilled at learning such valuable techniques and methods of building earthquake resilient structures using detailed step-by-step demonstrations from online video tutorials along with printed drawings and banners.
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Being with students, and to see their enthusiasm for Pakistan, has been a refreshing experience. I met a number of students on 25th October, led by Syeda Hanniya Kamran and coordinated by Dr. Rihab Khalid. We were fortunate that pro-Vice Chancellor Kamal Munir was also able to attend. The meeting was held in a committee room at West Court, Jesus College, arranged by Lucey Couch, Assistant to Master Sunita Alleyne, OBE.
The meeting had been convened by PakSoc to work out ways to help Pakistan at this juncture. Since they had been considering arranging for fund raisers to send funds for relief and rehabilitation work, and since I don’t believe in charity, I was able to share my alternate point of view.
I believe it is important to provide expression of empathy and solidarity with those who are today in a destitute state. Some funds are always useful if they are provided in a manner to help them towards path of self-reliance, but what is important is to provide opportunity to those interested to provide them to assure the communities of their support.
Among the most important aspects at this time is to provide hand holding, support and encouragement to help them rise above adversity themselves.
Link: https://bit.ly/HFClimateVolunteers
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