Introduction (Adventure Foundation Pakistan)

The Adventure Foundation is an independent organization formed to foster the principles of Outward Bound concepts within traditional national educational and recreational programmes. It does this by the promotion of various forms of outdoor activities and thrill sports. The Foundation offers all kinds of people an opportunity to do things and travel the paths of adventure in the great outdoors. Close contact with nature builds up self-confidence through experience, brings high adventure by facing challenges and develops self-reliance through discovery.

Philosophy!

The Philosophy of Adventure Foundation follows an action-oriented educational system, with the following objects:

  • Extending self-awareness through purposeful venture in outdoor situations.
  • Expanding capacity for responding to others by organized group activities.
  • Enhancing environmental awareness to perceive and identify our national heritage by conducting outings in the wilderness.
  • Create an attitude to participate in action oriented form learning.
  • Developing physical fitness by continued exposure to outdoor activities.

What AFP Does?

Opening on a year round schedule from its centres and schools participants are offered wide scope of organized activities to serve a definite purpose of offering much needed opportunities to the youth to promote their self-expressions through adventure and:

  • Foster common fellowship.
  • Further knowledge of out natural heritage.
  • Instill self-reliance
  • Train in outdoor activities.
  • Strive towards closer national integration and harmony.
  • Organize fraternity clubs to further these aims.

The Purpose:

To provide youth the means to develop their character in close contact with nature; to get to know and love their country and participate in meaningful practical learning; and to develop community spirit by working together.

Who can Participate?

Organized activities are open to all who are keen to romp in the great outdoors and seek adventure. However, it will be necessary first to enroll as a member of the Foundation. Minimum age is 10 years. There is no upper limit.

Presidents Message
Dear Venturers,

We enter the thirty first year of our Endeavour in the field of Outdoor Education with pride of accomplishment. Although acknowledgement at the national level is as yet unattained, general awareness is much in evidence. Action oriented outdoor experience has assisted in raising awareness of the younger generation to the vital place of the natural environment in our lives. Through the young people, this will certainly pass on to the older generation in contact with them. Better to understand so much that is talked about climate change and human generated degradation of the environment in which we live.

The foundation is dedicated to provide safe opportunities to discover and equip themselves with hands-on-experience of outdoor living and serve as true friends of the Earth. As they grow they will take on the responsibilities of protecting and preserving Mother Nature and her wonderful web of life that surrounds us all.

We in the foundation will continue to serve our venturers who will lead us eventually towards a better future for themselves and the next generation to come. Have the life moulding adventure that you deserve and may the new year serve you with gladness.

Islamabad
January 2011.
Brig. Muhammad Akram (R)
President
Adventure Foundation Pakistan