About Us

A Word from Chairman

Life is in Love, Peace and Harmony. This is what I believe. God loves us, gives us His peace and creates us to live in harmony with Him, the creation and everyone. He created the whole universe in harmony, and has given us the responsibility to live in this harmony and beautify the world and creation. Yet, I experience and see the things on the contrary in our life and in this world.

Seeing the suffering and affliction of the people, disharmony in the society and in the human life, ultimately lead me to this basic concept of our life and being in this world. Exposure to the poor and marginal people in the villages and society reshaped my life, and fell in love with them in their struggles.

I was struggling, restless and yet very keen to join in the struggles of the struggling people. One day, while sharing with my younger brother Rockas, (who was a social worker for the last fifteen years) the goal of my life, I discovered that he has the same vision (MARS). I was very happy to know about it and no sooner than that we joined in the struggles of our people for the better and beautiful world. The world of love, peace, harmony and human dignity.

Together with my people, team and staff, I invited you all to join us in making our beautiful dream, and Vision come true.

Our Vision

To build a just, humane and peaceful society through protection and promotion of human rights and socio-economic development of oppressed segments of the society.

Our Mission

To provide the marginalized segments of the society with the opportunities to enable them utilize their potentials for the socio-economic development on individual and communal.

Our Goal

To bring the change in the life style and attitudes of the communities towards acceptance to all human beings in the society without any discrimination, religion and race.

Area of interests

1. Social Harmony (Peace through dialogues and inter-faith harmony)
2. Health (General and disability)
3. Education & Awareness 
4. Child Rights 
5. Women Empowerment

What we have done so far:

• “Woman rights and Peacebuilding” Christian Town Sheikhupura Nov-2006
• We have formed three student peace committees in three private schools in the result of regular peace education activities with students
• Mobile primary health center is provided the brick kilns children and their parents for their medical check up and general medicines with a qualified staff nurse and sometimes doctor at every Friday. October 14th 2006.
• Primary Education Center was started at Bhatta Ilyas Hiran Minar Road Sheikhupura, 35 Students are getting education at this center.
• International Peace day 21st Sep, 2006, 210 participants participated.
• Inter-faith youth festival Mariamabad District Nankana September 2006
• Meeting with World Vision Pakistan in Islamabad (Mr. Richard Mukhwana and Miss. Sana Malik) regarding disabled children program.
• Medical Camp in Sucha Sauda Farooqabad, June, 2006, for 230 Patients.
• One primary education center for 45 brick kiln children in Sucha Sauda Farooqabad Sheikhupura launched in June 2006
• Peace through children activity at Zeenat Memorial School Sheikhupura. 7th June-2006
• Peace through children activity at Sheikhupura Grammar School, Sheikhupura May 30, 2006
• Women In Peace Seminar (Supported by Action Aid Lahore) May 27, 2006
• Three Wheel Chairs to three disabled persons (Donated by Brothers of Charity)
• One primary education center for 35 brick klin children in May 2006
• MOP Alliance has been formed (M-stands for MARS® and OP-stands for Organization for Peace and Development) in May 2006
• Check up and medication of disabled children with the collaboration of Salvation Army Church Lahore (10-children) 2006
• Youth in Peace 2006 (Inter-religious peace leadership training program).
• Peacebuilding Mechanism and Religious Leadership workshop 2006
• Peacebuilding and inter-religious dialogues 2006
• Free summer education camp for primary in 2005
• International Peace day (inter-religious dialogues 2005)
• International literacy day Seminar 2005
• Sewing training center for Girls (duration six months) 2005-2006
• Mother’s Day Celebration 2005
• Leadership training program for Youth in Changar Muhallah 2005

Donors at local level (individual & institutions)

• Action Aid Lahore
• Community Sharing
• Members Sharing
• Ehsan Ullah General Store 
• Nabi Qasim Pharmaceutical Company 
• Parish Priest Rev. Father Joseph Shehzad 
• Dr. Naeem Baig Clinic, Rasul Nagar 
• Caritas Pakistan Lahore 
• Brothers of Charity 
• St. Anthony School-4, Sheikhupura 
• Rahat Bakers 
• Latif Book Depot 
• Nestle Multi-national company

Upcoming Activities

1	Peacebuilding through inter-religious dialogue and community development (14, Sep, 2006)	To be launched by MARS®
2	Peace education activities now in government schools	Jan-2007
3	“Peace Through Art” with school children (24, November 2006) sponsored by Actionaid Pakistan.	To be launched by MARS® All arrangements have been done.
4	“Gender Sensitivity and Peace Building” Workshop.	30th November, 2006
5	Christmas & Eid Fellowship towards Peace Promotion	December, 2006
6	Project with sanitary workers regarding their rights and problems	Under negotiation with Action Aid
7	International Peace Conference “ Inspired to Peace”	(April 20-21st , 2007) To be hosted by MOP* Alliance
*MOP-M-Stands for MARS and OP for Organization for Peace and Development