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The Honourable Supreme Court of Pakistan has established Diamer Basha And Mohmand Dam Fund for construction of 2 dams in Pakistan. For donations, people can send an SMS to ‘8000’ to donate 10 Rs from their mobile balance.
Usman, an app developer from Karachi who goes by the aptly titled Developer Name “AppsByUsman” has created this app to help the users in donating money by sending SMS to ‘8000’. Using this app the users can make the donation very easily in a few taps. You no longer need to remember the number ‘8000’. Users can install this from Play Store. Here’s the link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appsbyusman.damsfund
This app NEVER handles the money at any stage. The mobile SIM companies handle the donations. All donations are made directly through SMS and this app only automates the process for you. It also shows the total amount donated by all users of this app and accordingly sets TARGETS for all users to motivate them to donate more. All users can contribute to reaching the targets set by this app.
It also shows the personal progress and next target for you. All data is synchronized LIVE which means that if another user makes a donation with this app, you will see the progress update live! Details of bank accounts are available too for more generous donations.
The developer clearly informs the users that this app or the developer of this app is not associated with or works for the Supreme Court of Pakistan, or the Government of Pakistan, or any of its Ministry or Department, nor is in any way associated with the handling of money or with the affairs of these Dams. The sole purpose of this app is to motivate the users to donate more and more to this noble cause.
No personal or sensitive data is needed or collected for this. Remember that this SMS donation only works in Pakistan and the number ‘8000’ in other countries may be assigned for other purposes inconsistent with this app, so use this app only in Pakistan.
It is good to see Pakistanis contributing to this noble cause by all means possible. People are enthusiastic and aren’t hesitant to donate. Developers like these are further streamlining the process. A news channel is also running a telethon – a donations drive for the same cause. Life is good – and it will be better for everyone if you decide to donate right now!
