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Pakistan Welfare Society Ghent
Together we may bring desired changes for the betterment of the community
About Us
established in 2004
PWSG is based on the combined efforts of the Pakistani community. The society assists the Pakistani community when it is most needed. Over the years, we have been able to successfully extend our services to almost everyone who has requested and trusted us. We make efforts to bridge the communities, assist in solving inter & intra community disputes, rehabilitate homeless families(in Pakistan); assistance during posthumous services. Membership is mandatory, and each member is required to pay an annual fee to cover the incurred expenses. Although we have been providing various services free of charge to non-members in special cases, I expect that for mutual benefits, all Pakistani residents of Ghent should become members and regularly pay their fees to ensure the effective and successful continuity of PWSG. We are confident that with combined efforts in good faith, we will be able to overcome our community and social issues
Vision
Mission
Role
Values
Resilient and strong Community to flourish with empowerment while working together for the desired support and a better future
To extend all-out support within and other communities for enhancing the quality of life and providing desired assistance when needed most
We focus on promoting community support, fostering social connections, encouraging voluntary activity, and promoting group work.
- To work closely with every individual of the community for betterment;
- To support and empower individuals for better future;
- To support and assist the community when in need through voluntary community services
- Integrity;
- Transparency;
- Collaboration;
- Empowerment;
- Openness & Inclusiveness;
- Responsiveness;
- Independence;
- Excellence
Our Services
Community
Connect
Conflict
Resolutions
Posthumous
Arrangements
Rehabilitation of
Homeless
Our History
A large number of Pakistani families are residing in Ghent, Belgium. For a long time, a need for a formal platform was felt to address community-related issues and for close harmony. Especially, it was observed that during the demise of a family member, performing posthumous arrangements by bereaved family was an uphill task. Therefore, on 23rd Mar 2004, during a meeting, with a unanimous decision, a social oragnisation with the name of Pakistan Welfare Society Ghent, was established
All members of the Pakistan Welfare Society Ghent are readily available to respond your call; please feel free to call for assistance; further information or queries
The Beautiful City of Ghent
The Kingdom of Belgium
Ghent, Flemish Gent, French Gand, city, Flanders Region, northwestern Belgium. Ghent lies at the junction of the canalized Lys (Leie) and Scheldt (Schelde) rivers and is the centre of an urban complex that includes Ledeberg, Gentbrugge, and Sint-Amandsberg.
Indeed, Ghent has retained more traces of its past than any other Belgian town except perhaps Brugge. In the centre of the city stands the 14th-century Belfry (about 300 feet [90 metres] high), which has a 52-bell carillon and is crowned by a gilded copper dragon forged in 1377. The town hall reflects a diversity of styles: its north facade (1518–35) is a magnificent example of Flamboyant Gothic, whereas the east facade, completed almost a century later, is Renaissance. The feudal castle of the counts of Flanders, the Gravensteen, dates from 1180; with its great keep and circular walls, it is one of the most-imposing moated castles to have survived in Europe.
Ghent is well known for its large public squares and marketplaces, chief among which is the Vrijdagmarkt (“Friday Market”), the centre of the life of the medieval city. Of Ghent’s many famous medieval monasteries, the most notable are the ruined 7th-century abbey of St. Bavo (Bavon, or Baaf), which was the birthplace of John of Gaunt and now houses the Lapidary Museum, and the remains of the Cistercian abbey of Byloke, or Bijloke (1228), which now houses the museum of archaeology and part of the city hospital. The Gothic Cathedral of St. Bavo, dating from the 12th century, contains many valuable works of art, including Hubert and Jan van Eyck’s polyptych altarpiece, The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, also called the Ghent Altarpiece (1432).
Ghent has many fine museums, notably the Museum of Fine Arts, which contains a treasury of paintings by Flemish masters who lived and worked in Ghent during the 16th and 17th centuries. There is a state university, founded by William I in 1817, and an agricultural college.
Schelde River, also spelled Scheldt, French Escaut, river, 270 miles (435 km) long, that rises in northern France and flows across Belgium to its North Sea outlet in Dutch territory. The busiest section of the Schelde River lies between Antwerp and Ghent, along which are many industrial sites.
