The Popular Aid for Relief and Development (PARD)

PARD adheres itself to the Millennium Development Goals which include the following: • Eradication of extreme poverty and hunger • Achieve universal primary education: by providing remedial lessons to students to combat illiteracy and school drop outs • Promote gender equality and empowerment of women: through the formation of women's committees • Reduce child mortality: through access to vaccinations • Improve maternal health: through the mother and child health program • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases: through health education for prevention • Environmental sustainability: by providing environmental health programs • Developing a global partnership for development: through networking with local and international NGOs and UN agencies.