KORT became the first organisation in Azad Kashmir and second in Pakistan to have a General Officer in Command by Office and Commandant by Office as official Members of the Governing Body of a charity by Official Approval. Major General Majid Jahangir (GOC) 19 Division Mangla, Pakistan, was part of KORT’s Governing Body Meeting to discuss important issues, updates and plan for future projects.
The fantastic humanitarian efforts of KORT have not gone unnoticed! Senior members of KORT including our Chairman Ch Mohammed Akhtar briefed the Prime Minister of Pakistan; Honorable Imran Khan sb about our orphans’ home and the rehabilitation program of the Earthquake affected people as part of our Earthquake Housing Project.
Businessman, Philanthropist and Guinness Book of World Record holder from the United Arab Emirates; His Excellency Sohail Mohammad Al Zarooni met with Chairman of KORT; Ch. Mohammed Akhtar in Dubai to learn about the endeavours and achievements of KORT.
Children who achieved high marks during the first term exams at our own KORT School & College of Excellence were congratulated and recognised for their hard efforts by our Chairman Ch. Mohammed Akhtar, KORT Trustee Mohammed Rashid Bashir and KORT Manager Sajid Khan.
With the generous support of donors, KORT installed a shallow well along with a Water Filtration Plant in Trarkhal, Sudhnoti, AJK and another Water Filtration Plant in Johriyan, Mirpur, AJK which will benefit hundreds of people with clean drinking water.
World Cup Winning England Cricketer Adil Rashid visits KORT. The England and Yorkshire Leg Spinner was amazed with the high quality care for orphan children at KORT and pledged to support KORT provide a brighter future for even more orphaned children. We would like to thank Adil Rashid for taking out time to visit KORT.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck the region of Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday 24th September 2019. So far 38 people have lost their lives and over 500 people have been injured. Over 500 homes have become uninhabitable and roads leading to villages outside the main city have been destroyed leaving hundreds of people stranded and unable to access food and water.
An inspirational organisation who specialise in orphan care; Orphans In Need, will be supporting KORT to sustain the orphan children in our care with good nutrition and quality education.
A two-day training workshop on ‘Effective Teaching Techniques’ was held at KORT for our teachers by Senior Trainer, Educationist and Development Professional Abdul Rashid Chaudhary Sahib.
A delegation including Richard Corbett, Member of European Parliament (MEP) Co-Chairperson Friends of Kashmir Group in the European Parliament, Ms Irina Von Veise MEP, Shaffiq Mohammed MEP, Mrs Lorraine Kirkwood, Mr Hussain Khan (Chief of Staff MEP Irina Von Veise), Raja Najabat Hussain Founder Chairman JKSDMI, Raja Sajid and Shabir Ch, visited Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust in July 2019.
