Back to Christian Schools How you can help the Holy Shepherd Grammar School             Starfish Asia 32 Beck Lane Beckenham Kent BR3 4RE UK Telephone +44 (0)20 8402 1914 Email mike@starfishasia.com	Holy Shepherd Grammar School -- Karachi Click here for a better web page Living in Karachi, Pakistan's 15-million people mega-city, Nadeem and Jameela Qazi were deeply stirred by the tragedy of a huge Christian slum in the north of the city on the edge of the desert. Hundreds of Christian children did not go to school -- they simply could not afford the fees -- and without education life was bleak.   Nadeem bought the land and built a simple building with funds gathered from his supporters overseas. When the funds dried up, Starfish Asia stepped in, undertaking to guarantee the teachers' salaries, and also renovating the building to make it more suitable for the 300 children who flock from all over the colony to attend this fine Christian school.   The School is directed by Anser Javaid, a local resident who is both compassionate and capable. His vision for the school is that it provide a beacon of hope in an otherwise barren landscape. His wife is also a teacher in the school. See the excellent Holy Shephertd blog. Click here. At the start of the new year in 2010 there were more than 550 children in the Holy Shepherd Grammar School       Changing lives Sitara comes from a very poor family in the Colony. Her ambition is to be a teacher, so she teaches the Junior classes in the mornings and attends the Holy Shepherd High School in the evenings -- thus earning a salary to support her family and gaining an education. Her brother and younger sister also attend the school. She aims to become a doctor! Sitara was married in 2010 to another teacher at the school.