For almost 15 years, MGYW (Pakistani American Forum - Merit Grants for Young Women) is successfully providing educational opportunities to young Pakistani women belonging to impoverished families using innovative ideas in coordination with the local community educators. The Karachi Gift Pack Project is one such project geared to encourage low-income families to provide education to their young daughters. Each gift pack is meticulously prepared and customized to fulfill girls’ basic needs such as school uniform, school bag, note books, stationery, toiletries, water bottle, and lunch box. All girls are required to complete annual renewal form and academic progress report for becoming eligible to receive the gift packs. Each year an impressive MGYW-sponsored gift pack distribution ceremony is held in Karachi, usually toward the end of the school year, where generous gift packs are distributed among young girls and boys belonging to impoverished families. There are now two schools in this project; in addition, 20 students from HOPE School of Korangi are also presented the Gift Packs. The project is sponsored by MGYW as well as Memon Organization of North America (MONA) – with MONA sponsoring Gift Packs for boys.

The Karachi Gift Pack Ceremony of 2015 was held at Government Primary School in F-C area Karachi. It was organized by School Principal Mrs. Fozia Majeed Butt and her team. The guests of honor included a Representative of the Chief Minister of Sindh and a Coordinator from the Punjab Government. The event was attended by parents and other respectable guests from different walks of life. The attendees enjoyed the interesting but meaningful tableaus presented by students.  Suggestion for educational reform were also submitted to the attending government officials who assured us that will put up the matter before higher ups and take necessary action to improve on educational hurdles in Karachi.