Kitab Dost is aimed at promoting the habit of reading books in school children. The initiative has provided a platform to volunteers, which includes people of all ages ranging from 12 years old students to 70 years old women. Scholars from UK, Australia, and the US are also on the panel of volunteers. The spirit of public service is being fostered in youth and the motto of “Paying back to society” is inculcated. The initiative is a roaring success.
Female volunteers attend girls’ primary schools & males attend boys’ primary schools. The volunteers conduct one-hour story reading sessions (in Urdu/Pashto) in their designated schools for grades 3-5. Civic sense and good manners are also taught through Motivational skits and Roleplays. Three pahses of Kitab Dost sessions have been conducted while the fourth one will end in Dec 2022.
In May 2022, the Association inaugurated another mobile Rickshaw Library built with in-house resources. Team members & friends donated generously to procure the library. One of the young female volunteers from Fine Arts Depertment, University of Peshawar, designed the beautiful pictures on the four walls of library. Through online polls, the ML was named کتاب دوست کاروان (in Urdu), کاروان دا کتاب دوست (in Pashto) and Book Caravan (in English).
The Book Caravan/ کتاب دوست کاروان operates in eight different communities four times a week and has reached more than 1500 students from June -Oct 2022. The BC has travelled 1483 km during the said period.
