A Brief Introduction to the Karachi Vocational Training Centre, a rehabilitation centre for intellectually challenged people since 1991. This presentation was made with the help of 2 talented volunteers whom we\'d like to thank from the bottom of our hearts: 1) Sumbul Hameed 2) Nabiha Beg

1. Karachi Vocational Training Centre
(KVTC)
Taking the ‘DIS’ out of ‘DISABILITY’
Since 1991
for Intellectually Challenged People
www.kvtc.org.uk
Reg: DSW-SS830 (1991)
Tax Exemption Certificate No.: CIT/COSV/2004/2005/226 Date: 23/12/2006
Registered under Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance 1961

2. Irfan
His life after KVTC’s
Ahmed Intervention:
Joined the centre in 1994. Almost Immediate positive
Major Issues Before response to the environment
KVTC:
Found his confidence & self-esteem by excelling in
various vocational skills
Suffered from moderate Intellectual
Disabilities further impeded by
Speech Impairment Became more socially active, efficient, & able to
perform well under pressure
Under pressure from parents
expectations who compared him Earned major accolades in Sports & Athletics
with his normal siblings.
Started his first paid job at a fast food restaurant in
A tense relationship with his father, 2000
when Irfan couldn’t ‘measure up’.
Currently working at a large local bakery that made
him a better offer
Socially maligned at school and
home. Developed serious
confidence & communication Happily married & content
problems as a result.

3. Zehra
After KVTC’s Intervention:
Abbasi
We targeted her social skills & confidence as key
factors to be improved first
Major Issues Before KVTC:
With time, Zehra showed keen interest in Sports &
Athletics activities & became one of the Leading
Suffered from moderate Intellectual sports figures for Special Olympics Pakistan
Disabilities
1995 - Represented Pakistan in the USA as part of
Condition worsened due to tragic death of the Pakistan basketball team & won a Bronze medal
father in a car accident.
2007 - Represented Pakistan in the China in the
Intense behavioural problems created from World Games as part of the Pakistan Table Tennis
an insecure environment at home that team. She won 1 Gold medal & 1 Silver medal
included financial problems
Successful Job Internships at British Council & Gul
Was not showing any improvement after Ahmed Textiles PVT LTD. Currently working as
spending time at many SEN schools in assistant teacher in 3 Skills: Grooming, Tailoring, &
Karachi Machine Embroidery.

4. Saad
After KVTC’s Intervention:
Latif
Joined KVTC in 2005. Initially hesitant to get
involved in any activity because of his previous bad
Major Issues Before KVTC: experiences at school
Through counselling, it took 3 months for him to
Suffered from mild-moderate Intellectual start showing interest in vocational skills & other
Disabilities activities at the centre.
Soon, it was discovered that he had great potential &
Enrolled in 7 different schools but did not respond a natural aptitude for ICT and academics more
positively to any environment. advanced than most other trainees at KVTC
Very shy, insecure, & hesitant personality. Unable to Our advanced social integration program, The Rising
participate in any group activity & suffered from a very Club, helped him truly realize his potential &
short attention span improved his interpersonal skills
Confidence further worsened when he saw his siblings Within 3 years of joining KVTC, he was selected by
progress through life, leaving him stuck in the same HSBC Bank Middle East PLC for a full-time job as
monotonous academic studies in other institutes an Office Assistant, where he is employed currently.

5. What is KVTC?
KVTC® is a rehabilitation centre for Intellectually Challenged (IC) people.
It imparts the knowledge and skills needed for children, teens, & adults with Learning
difficulties (LD) &/or Mental Retardation (MR) gain success in the community as well
as in their personal lives

6. What do we do?
Since its establishment in 1991, KVTC has proved with unparalleled success that intellectually
challenged people can learn trade, hold jobs, earn livelihoods and live independently
Annual Objectives
Secure well-paying jobs for at least 20 graduating trainees
Provide rehabilitation for over 140 trainees at the centre & 20 in home-based programs improving
their co-existence with their families & society in general
To parallel the chances of an intellectually challenged person for employment with that of a regular
person by raising awareness across society

7. What Kind of Jobs?
Graduating Trainees find gainful employment on occupations ranging from simple,
manual jobs to office jobs in multi-national companies
Shehzore Aziz working at Hasan Shahbaz working Saad Latif working in the
Mr.Burger, a fast food at a local Paint Shop HR dept at HSBC Bank
chain in Pakistan Middle East PLC

8. How do we do it?
By effectively utilizing the knowledge & expertise of:
Senior doctors including Psychiatrists & Psychologists
Special educators
Philanthropists
Legal professionals &
Business leaders
• that form KVTC’s General Body & convert them into ideas & activities that
actually work for the 140 children & adults under our care.

9. KVTC’s
Framework
Crisis
Rehabilitation
Intervention
KVTC’s
Framework
Awareness &
R&D Knowledge
Sharing
Job Placement
Internship
& Follow-up
Programs
Services

10. Some of our Friends & Partners

11. Our Rehabilitation Program
Each trainee’s IEP & IVP is designed by staff & other
relevant people (educationalists, psychologists,
psychiatrists, Special Educators, therapists, family)
These Individualized Plans are then implemented
primarily by KVTC trained staff, volunteers (including
internees from universities), and the Trainee’s family

12. Few of the Vocational Skills at KVTC
Grooming & Candle-making Carpentry
Hairstyling
Cooking & Home ICT – Software &
Block Printing Economics Hardware

13. What have we done so far?
Over 450 IC people have found gainful employment through our Job Placement services
Over 10,000 IDPs given psychiatric treatment since 1993. Currently, 1200 patients from
Pakistan’s earthquake & flood-affected areas are under our care
Comprehensive rehabilitation services provided since 1991 that improved the lives of 2000
trainees (approximately) under our care & their families
Enhanced employment opportunities for IC people by raising awareness throughout the country
Won almost 1000 medals in Special Olympics

14. Rare Honours
The only SEN school in Pakistan to be chosen for British
Council’s Global Pilot of Job Attachments for People with
Learning Difficulties 2005
The only SEN school in Pakistan to be chosen to participate in
the International Inspirations program, a legacy project by
British Council, UK Sport, UNICEF, & other prolific partners
The most comprehensive rehabilitation program in Pakistan
for SEN persons

15. Contributions to Pakistan
1st functional Vocational Training Centre in Pakistan for
Intellectually Challenged people
1st On-job Training program for Intellectually Challenged
people in Pakistan
1st institute to implement Individual Education Plan
system for Special Needs (SEN) children
1st fully functional sheltered workshop for intellectually
Challenged persons in Pakistan
The 1st Training Hostel for Intellectually Challenged people
in Pakistan

16. More Contributions
1st gift shop in Karachi dedicated solely to items made exclusively by
intellectually challenged people
1st international student exchange program involving IC people
1st to start corporate sector Internships for Intellectually Challenged
People
1st Montessori Program for Intellectually Challenged People in Pakistan
1st Advanced Social Integration program for IC People, The Rising Club,
focusing on development of practically used interpersonal & social skills

17. KVTC & The Special Olympics
KVTC has achieved prominent results representing Pakistan at the
Special Olympics since 1992, just a year after inception
Events Years Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total
City 1992-2008 460 188 166 166 520
Games
National 1993-2011 263 123 140 90 353
Games
World 1995-2007 18 13 11 12 32
Games
Summary 1992-2011 741 324 317 268 905

18. Is All of This Necessary?
IC people are a significant 8% of Pakistan’s population
This may rise due to high rates of inter-family marriages, lack of proper healthcare & awareness about
prevention measures
They are the most marginalized & vulnerable people in the country
The barriers to education are widened when its comes to disabled or intellectually challenged children
For an estimated 600,000 IC people in Karachi, there are only 30-35 SEN schools with a collective capacity of
a mere 10-15000 people
Despite a long history of SEN schools, Pakistan today still lacks facilities that provide disabled people with
practical training & knowledge that would enable them to survive in the real world independently

19. Why Vocational Training (VET)?
People with disabilities have the right to work, but they must be given
the means to enable them to exercise that right.
Global studies & our efforts have proved that disabled people are no
less efficient or productive than anyone else.
Disabled persons want and need to work to:
• earn a livelihood
• enjoy social contacts
• gain self-esteem
Throughout the world, inclusive VET is being realized as a crucial part
of school curricula in response to global labour market needs

20. The 2011-12 Budget at a Glance
Total Expected Income PKR 15,385,000
(Based on 2010-11)
Total Budgeted Expenses PKR 24,063,380
Deficit Needed to be Financed PKR 8,678,380
Deficit per month PKR 723,198

21. Over 1800
students on the
waiting list
Total on jobs - Under training -
450 140
Current Facts
Total cost Currently
Rehabilitating, 1 Housing at Al
trainee= PKR Rehman training
14,323 per month hostel - 30
Annual budget
Maximum student 2011-12, PKR
capacity - 120 24,063,380 (USD
267,371)

22. Urgent Needs
KVTC, like other such organizations, is mostly reliant on
charity and the economic downturn in Pakistan has hit us
very hard, as our trainee sponsors, benefactors, & donors
feel the financial pinch
With ever-worsening economic conditions, our situation is
only going to get worse, so we need help as soon as possible

23. Transportation
KVTC’s transportation vehicles have withered beyond repair and need to
be replaced immediately
The rising cost of fuel and the necessity to lighten the economic burdens
of trainees has left KVTC with little capital for maintenance
Budgeted fuel cost for Repair and Maintenance
2011-12 Budget 2011-12
PKR 2,280,000 PKR 800,000
USD 25,333 USD 8,889

24. Transport Vehicles needed to replace the
irreparable ones
Vehicle (s) Quantity Price in Price in
Required PKR* USD
Toyota 2
Hilux(4x2) Pick-
up Truck
Toyota Hiace 1
Van

25. Qualified SEN Teachers
Qualified Personnel are integral to our success
• SEN Teachers are trained to work with children and people who have learning
difficulties/disabilities that make it harder for them to learn or access education
• KVTC has the reputation of a ‘finishing school’ for new graduates and experienced
teachers seriously wanting to pursue or advance their careers in special education.
To maintain its high service standards, KVTC needs to be able to
pay market level salaries & wages demanded by qualified SEN
teachers

26. How Can You Help?
Sponsor a trainee – PKR 14,323 (USD 159) per month
• covers professional staff salaries, training material, transport, awareness activities
(crucial for job placement), and overheads
Sponsor a Special Educator – PKR 26,500 (USD 294) per month
• Covers salaries, on-job training, transport, course material, workshops, and
overheads
Volunteer your time – You can:
• Help out in academic classes or skill departments
• Teach the children new skills
• Help in awareness & fund-raising activities

27. Join our Awareness Campaign
Formally initiated in 2007 with the help of Give2Asia Foundation
Our continual endeavour to advance the acceptance & empowerment
of intellectually challenged people in Pakistan
Join us in activities like:
Charity bazaars/exhibitions and Psychiatric Camps
Concerts, Talent Shows & other Fund-raisers
Reaching larger audiences through TV/Radio, print & other electronic media including the
internet (social media)
Celebrity Visits & Events
Training workshops for Special Educators, caregivers, & other professionals
Student Internship & Fund-Raising Projects

28. Support the children by granting them
employment
Help us achieve our annual goal of finding gainful
employment for at least 20 graduating trainees each year
KVTC guarantees their professionalism & dedication based
on years of successful job placements and follow up services

29. Contact
Address:
P-10 Commercial Avenue, Phase IV, Defence Housing
Authority, Karachi, Pakistan 75500
Ph: +92 (0)21-35882920/35382204
+92 (0)321-8267326
Email: info@kvtc.org.uk
volunteer@kvtc.org.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/kvtc1991
Twitter: @kvtc1991