Active Citizen Program – British Council
A proposal to the suite
My proposal on part of the Active Citizen Program centers on
adding a touch of liveliness into the sad air of our hospitals. The
fact is unknown to none, while hospitals are the places of salvage and new beginnings,
they are also the most tragic realities of life and the memories for not some,
but many people.
Sadly an average Joe of a society if not doctor, is completely helpless in the hospitals today. Where, I stand against the stereotype. He actually CAN do something little, if not much for the sick and the saddened children admitted in the hospitals. Being fortunate enough to become a part of the Active Citizen program by British Council, I have the opportunity to introduce this idea. (And without any hesitation, I would love to become a part of the crew once my idea gets approved by the hospital’s management)
It follows the following major points.
1. A crew following a team of 3-4 people would visit the children wards of the hospitals.
2. They will carry along and offer giveaways and little toys for each admitted child in the ward.
3. Balloons will be tied to each bed and the crew will spend some time with each child and cheer them up by singing happy rhymes for them, smiling and very nicely.
4. The crew will also console with the parents of the children and offer them full support.
5. The crew will not take more than 10 minutes to each bed.
Sadly an average Joe of a society if not doctor, is completely helpless in the hospitals today. Where, I stand against the stereotype. He actually CAN do something little, if not much for the sick and the saddened children admitted in the hospitals. Being fortunate enough to become a part of the Active Citizen program by British Council, I have the opportunity to introduce this idea. (And without any hesitation, I would love to become a part of the crew once my idea gets approved by the hospital’s management)
It follows the following major points.
1. A crew following a team of 3-4 people would visit the children wards of the hospitals.
2. They will carry along and offer giveaways and little toys for each admitted child in the ward.
3. Balloons will be tied to each bed and the crew will spend some time with each child and cheer them up by singing happy rhymes for them, smiling and very nicely.
4. The crew will also console with the parents of the children and offer them full support.
5. The crew will not take more than 10 minutes to each bed.
My proposal may not be massive, it also may not cause huge
changes. But it can bring joy to someone who is in the need of it the most. The
last time I visited a children ward of a private hospital in Lahore, I spent a
night there and it killed me to see little children crying and mourning over
their illness, topping it the sad air only mad those children cry even harder.
Only one or two children had toys and dolls while the rest of them could only
long over it. It felt like their eyes were calling for help. An escape from the
troubles and their illness for just a short time if not for long. Sadly they
couldn’t even have that. That’s when I wanted to do something for those
children more than anything in the world.
“Never
miss an opportunity to put a smile on someone’s face. It might be the only one they
get today”
-
Susan
Gale
