Rawalakot: October 29, 2007 - The response of international community in the aftermath of October 8, 2005 earth-quake had set new avenues of cooperation and fraternity among the people of varied cultures and origins and initiatives taken on their part have realized the true sense of the global village.

One such example was exhibited by the youth from Brimingham, UK, who are rebuilding a school building in the earthquake devastated area of Rawalkot, Azad kashmir on their own.

A 10-member team from a technical institute in Brimingham reached Rawalakot the other day and engaged in the construction of a READ Foundation School. The team comprises academicians and students of the institute. Most of the team members are between 17-19 years of age, both male and female.

The team is headed by the social workers Monday Addison and Abdul Ghaffar, the most active social workers in Birmingham. The other members include Paul Lindsey, mechanical engineer, Wuham Grant, bricklayer, Mushtaq Hussain, carpenter, James Richerdson, carpenter, Jessica Clayton, architect, Ruray Marquis Johnson, painter and decorater, David Neery, bricklayer, Muhamad Naveed, carpenter and Andrew Addison, bricklayer.

The moving spirits behind the projects are social workers Monday Addison and Abdul Ghaffar. All the members of hte team worked for long 18 months to manage funds for visiting the area and undertaking the project. The team members are very happy after they started construction hte school for which they had been planning since the time of earthquake.

The members of the team while expressing their views said that scenic beauty of Rawalakot is unmatched and it has all the potential to attract the visitors if facilities are made available for the tourists. The termed it a best piece of nature and wonder of the world.
They were very impressed with the fast pace of development works in the devastated areas and praised the READ Foundation for its services for the rural masses, particularly those living in the remote areas.