A Social Asset

By Himat Ali Khunharo

Abdul Rashid Ahmed Kolachi was born in 1968 at Kolachi village, situated five kilometers away from Mehar, district Dadu. He got primary and secondary education from Mehar. He was very intelligent in class so teachers loved him and always guided him. He passed Intermediate from Degree College Mehar. He did three years diploma in engineering from Dadu and came back to village.

His village was full of ignorant people and there was no any good school from where children could acquire education so he started work to educate people of his village. In this age of materialistic aims and motives, where people are so selfish, there he sacrificed all luxuries of life and worked day in and day out for the promotion of education because he did not want to see his coming generations as ignorant.

This struggle continued for three years and he requested to the government that we need a middle school. Government accepted the request of Abdul Rashid Ahmed Kolachi and established middle school at Kolachi village. Now children at village can get education easily.

Two years later, he started efforts for hospital but government did not gave any positive response then he stressed upon Mr Iiaquat Ali Khan Jatoi who was Federal Prime Minister of Pakistan at that time. Abdul Rasheed donated his personal property land for hospital at Kolachi village and now days hundreds of poor are being treated there free of cost.

He further involved in social welfare and opened a training center for widows to sew the clothes and sustain their lives.

Many widows earn their living and fulfill domestic needs of family. He also built a mosque at his village where children recite Holy Quran. Presently he serves as Pesh Imam of Mosque. He is recognized as a great name of Kolachi because he devoted his life for others and is best among us, who live for others.

As genius is not great but honest person is great in this world, and those persons create a place in heart of everyone. If every man thinks like Abdul Rashid Ahmed Kolachi then our social conditions would not remain as they are today. Very few persons in this world think like him.

At evening, he helps his father to sell flour.

Now Kolachi village is recognized by him and his father's name. I asked him how you feel when you help poor. He answered, I feel relax when I fulfill the needs of people.

Abdul Rashid is a great person. He sacrificed his life for villagers. Man can die but his work and contribution in society will always be remembered. Abdul Rashid Ahmed is a great example for us.

This practical work was carried out under the supervision of Sir Sohail Sangi.
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