Introduction

Introduction:

Sindh Welfare Association of the Deaf (SWAD) former Karachi Welfare Association of the Deaf  (KWAD) was established in 1996 by few dynamic deaf youths. SWAD is a member of Asia Pacific Development Center on Disability (APCD).

SWAD has more than 200 members in Karachi, and many organizations of the deaf all around Sindh are affiliated with SWAD and each affiliated organization has hundreds of their own members in their locality.

All the members of managing committee are deaf, and SWAD feels proud about this as deaf members themselves run all the affairs of association brilliantly despite the problems they face due to their deafness. This shows the talent and ability of deaf community and proves that deaf can work independently.

Registration:

•  Registered under Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control)  Ordinance of 1961, in (KWAD) and in 2010 (SWAD)

Financial Resources:

•  Being a charitable non-profitable organization, the entire funds are collected through donations from philanthropic organizations and caring individuals.

Registered office:

•  SWAD Office : H-360, 1st Floor, Sector 32/A, Zia Colony, Korangi No.1, Karachi East - Pakistan