Lighting a Path in Pakistan (Innovations Case Narrative: Bareeze and CARE Foundation Pakistan)

Abstract

Hold high the torch!You did not light its glow-'Twas given you by other hands, you know.'Tis yours to keep it burning bright, Yours to pass on.For there are other feet we must guide, And other forms go marching by our side; Their eyes are watching every smile and tear And efforts which we think are not worthwhile, Are sometimes just the very helps they need, Actions to which their souls would give most heed; So that in turn they'll hold it high and say "I watched someone else carry it this way." Hold high the torch!You did not light its glow-'Twas given you by other hands, you know.I think it started down its pathway bright, The day the Maker said: "Let there be light."Being an entrepreneur and an educator for the last 27 years, every time I have faced any obstacles in my path, these words have given me the motivation to continue.In both roles, I have sought to influence change through example, learning everything myself before teaching it to others, inculcating a constant drive to innovate, and a firm commitment to quality in every endeavor that I undertook.This has helped me establish a discipline that has allowed me to give adequate time to Bareeze and CARE, enabling both ventures to grow simultaneously.Bareeze began as a personal challenge, even a dare, to make an absolutely Pakistani product that could meet the world's highest standards of quality.In 1985,

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