Supporting the mental and emotional well-being of communities in Pakistan.

Our vision is to reach maximum citizens using creative therapy as our tool; who are in the slum areas or are in the minority community and do not have access to the quality therapy and are going through stress due to terrorism, economic situation or health problem.

We are raising funds to conduct 25 creative therapies session for the affected communities and setting up two creative therapies center in GB which will help in reducing the impact of violent extremism and making communities stress free in the areas of Karachi and Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan in next 6 months. 

The program focuses on mental health well-being to diminish depression, anxiety, and similar psychological conditions. We're huge believers of social and emotional well-being, therefore, we offer “counseling, music remedy, play therapy and art therapy" in this regard.

In May 2015, we started this initiative when we lost a close one along with the other 47 innocent souls in the terrorist attack on the community public bus. 

All the young youth came out to help the community getting over the grief of losing their close ones and started conducting recreational and creative activities to reduce the impact of the incident. 

This approach of countering violent extremism gave us a hope to reach out more and more stressed communities and help them in bringing them out of the terrorism impact. 

The Parindey team provides these stress relief sessions and gives participants a rich opportunity to develop themselves as individuals and become a stress-free force for building peace in the society.

At the Open House in Islamabad, Mudassar's parents expressed their gratitude with tears at the help he received for his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Mudassar is a 13 years old kid residing in Islamabad Pakistan and he attended an educational camp which was arranged by the Parindey team. During the camp, Mudassar along with other 74 kids attended different arts, music, architecture and digital storytelling classes which gave him a chance to be among normal kids and a chance to express himself among these kids.

Mudassar parents commented "The Camp had changed their child’s life: he had never felt as accepted and happy at school. Facilitator through arts and music created an inclusive and supportive community that made each child feel special and wanted". 

Meet Our Team



Parindey comprises of 5 team members and all are working voluntarily to make communities sustainable through different educational and creative therapy sessions.

Sonal Dhanani: 

I am the founder of the Parindey. I am an educator and facilitator keen on promoting volunteerism and social action in my community. I am successfully running a community-based educational camp for the last 3 years in the valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan and interior Sindh with the name"Jugnoo". The camp promotes tolerance for pluralism, diversity, and ethics. It aims to broaden the educational scope of children while inoculating a spirit of volunteerism and community service. 

(https://www.facebook.com/PakAlumni/photos/a.229362303770534.69144.229358613770903/1516206218419463/?type=3&theater)

Sohail Noorani: 

Sohail Noorani is a storyteller, documentary maker, and a musician. Sohail is serving as creative head and music facilitator in Parindey. His work revolves around social issues, culture, religion and arts. Sohail believes that films, music, and photography spread awareness and start the process of positive change by allowing audiences to recognize problems in society and work together to solve them.

(https://www.facebook.com/sohail.nurani)

Tehmina Maknojia: 

Tehmina serves as an art therapist in team Parindey. Tehmina Maknojia is a Pakistani artist.She has completed her Bachelors in fine arts from Indus valley school of art and architecture. She demonstrates a history of excellent craftsmanship, aiming to make work that is interactive for everyone and not limited to gallery space. She applies her skills to design and facilitate short and long-term arts workshops for teachers. Currently, she is working as an art educator and freelance artist. She has participated in various exhibition, community-based art projects and campus as the lead facilitator.

(https://numaishkarachi.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/the-playground-merry-go-round/)

Ambreen Alwani:

Ambreen serves as a motivational speaker in team Parindey. Ambreen is the lecturer at the NED university in Pakistan and also work as a life-skill trainer for the different community-based program. Ambreen has traveled to the tough valleys of Northern Pakistan to run educational camps for parents and kids to bring the sustainability in the community.

 (https://www.facebook.com/ambreen.alwani)

Nafees Khalfan:

Nafees Khalfan is a young musician based in Karachi, Pakistan. Nafees conducts music remedy sessions in Parindey. Nafees started serving the community through his music lesson in 2015. Nafees has so far taught more than 250 kids in Pakistan. He believes that music is a great tool to heal people and make them an asset for the community.

 (https://www.facebook.com/khalfannafees/)

Our work for the community

We have successfully conducted more than 8 educational and therapeutic program in last 6 months for the affected communities and impacted more than 300 citizens of Pakistan.

Our recent major work which got media coverage is conducting the art and music therapy session for thalassemia patients and their parents for the first time in Pakistan. The creative therapy session made the entire 3 hours blood transmission process easy and light for kid and parent as well.

With help of small donations and volunteers, we have conducted different educational and youth engaging sessions which have resulted in creating a bigger difference in the community. We have also helped youth in utilizing their energies in a positive way by engaging them in sports and recreational training & activities. 

1. Successfully conducted more than 8 educational and therapeutic program in last 6 months for the affected communities and impacted more than 300 citizens of Pakistan.

2. Conducting the art and music therapy for thalassemia patients and their parents for the first time in Pakistan.

3. Demonstrating Easy-To- Make musical instruments using waste materials on electronic media.

4. Conducted music sessions for the young adolescent for encouraging freedom of expression.

5. Conducted a program entitles "I Friend You" on International children's day to bridge the gap between mainstream children and children with special needs from different schools.

http://www.citynews.news/fesf-and-kyi-organises-move-program-citizenship-awards/

https://www.facebook.com/pg/feelfollowfly/photos/?ref=page_internal

How You can Help Us!

Our most pressing need is for funds. After a successful pilot program, we want to reach out to more communities and children, to make this a year-round sustainable platform for artist and youth who want to volunteer their time to go and conduct the creative therapies session in difficult locations of Pakistan.

Upcoming Program resumes Mid-June in the Liyari - Karachi, Gahkuch, GB and we need your support to be able to run it. 

We are looking for funds to support:

 Volunteer Management for 6 months (travel, accommodation & food).

 Resources material for artists & facilitators to engage students.

 Organizing exhibitions in the community for the purpose of community involvement and recognition.

 Setting up creative remedies centers in remote areas to provide access to such therapies.

This year team Parindey aims to cater 1300 citizens from Karachi and Gilgit Baltistan by running 25 creative therapies programs and setting up 2 creative centers