Projects

1. J&K Schools Project

Description: Students will travel to “Jammu and Kashmir” over the Summer and volunteer in a school.

Collaborators so far: CUKS

Status: In Operation since Summer 2004.

Project Co-ordinator: CUKS Committee

2. AK Schools Project

Description: The 'Azad Kashmir' internship project is a voluntary project, which will take place for a month from August to September in Muzaffarabad and Abottabad (where alot of Kashmiri students come to study). Students will teach in a secondary school in a subject of their expertise; and others will be placed in institutions related to subjects they are studying. Accommodation will be provided via the collaborators i.e. 'sungi' and 'Concepts' an IT firm will also collaborate in the Abbotabad project. Local Hospitality will be arranged too.

Collaborators so far: CUKS, Sungi, Concepts, Global Welfare, Small Sustainable Solutions, Kashmir International Relief Fund

Status: In Operation since Summer 2004. Email Saima Hameed.

Project Co-ordinator: Saima Hameed.

4. Books and Computer Equipment Project

Description: Old unwanted computing equipment and textbooks will be collected from members of Cambridge University and sent to a university or school in Kashmir.

Collaborators: CUKS, TBA

Status: Looking for funding to send the items over.

Project Co-ordinator: Mansoor Raza

5. Development Project

Description: A project that will benefit the region of Kashmir and its people.

Collaborators: CUKS, searching for others

Status: Planning phase, Working on a very concrete idea

Project Co-ordinator: Amina Dhabi- Skali

3. University Exchange Project

Description: Students will travel to Kashmir and during their holidays here, spend a term at a university in Kashmir.

Collaborators: CUKS, TBA

Status: Link established, Surveying opportunities.

Project Co-ordinator: Mansoor Raza

The following shows a list of projects we are currently working on. We are always open for ideas and help. CUKS will make every effort to ensure your donations are used for the purpose intended. This may, however, not always be feasible. If a projects stops, its funds will be transferred to the most similar project.

All our accounts are checked by our Senior Treasurer.