Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) and UNESCO will launch awareness campaign in slum areas regarding water management and kitchen gardening. UNESCO's focal person for population planning Shaista Perwez Malik, MNA, will facilitate varsity in this regard.
Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Uzma Qureshi said that both projects will be made part of Active Citizenship Program (ACP) which is successfully being run in LCWU with the support of British Council Pakistan.
Qureshi said that availability of pure drinking water is a major problem faced by the people of Pakistan and especially people living in the slums don't have access to pure drinking water. She also said under the project faculty and students of LCWU will focus on Kachi Abadis of Lahore and will educate people on the techniques of storing and purifying water through simple methods.
Briefing the guests about the importance of kitchen gardening, head of Biotechnology Department Dr Shugfta Naz said that consumption of organically grown food is a great way to reduce our exposure to contaminants commonly found in food and their use have been increasing in conventional agricultural practices.