* Sunny Trust facilitated one-day orientation session on substance abuse, treatment, rehabilitation, prevention to 15 students and 2 faculty members of the Institute of Nursing, Wah Cantt, on September 05, 2016 at Sunny Trust.

Pakistan’s 69th Independence Day was celebrated with great fervour and jubilation by all the patients and staff of Sunny Trust  on August 14, 2015. Dr. Munawar Fayyaz Sunny, Chairman ST presided over the celebrations.

As part of continuing support to individuals, communities and organizations in war against drugs, ST imparted one-day training/awareness on drug prevention and treatment/rehabilitation to 6 interns and 3 staff members of the Interfaith League Against Poverty (I-LAP), a Christian Pakistani NGO working on poverty and vulnerable people. The six interns (4 boys & 2 girls) doing internship with I-LAP during the summer break were students of the prestigious Froebel’s International School, Rawalpindi.

UNODC Regional Expert/Addictionologist Mr. Josef Radimecky undertook study visit to Sunny Trust on October 21, 2014 as part of the UNODC Regional Program rapid assessment on drug use, dependence as well as drug prevention, treatment and care Interventions (including HIV/AIDS) in eight Regional Program countries (Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). The main objective of this assessment was to provide a snapshot of information, needs and resources with regard to drug dependence treatment and care services to support planning, development and implementation of cost effective interventions in the mentioned countries. 

Sunny Trust was invited by the Daily Jang Religious Wing to participate in the Pakistan Public Aid Trust & Daily Jang Religious Wing third annual joint Free Medical Camp organized under the patronage of renowned social worker Nasir Abbas Tarar at Dera Wahabka Chot Dheran, Mandi Bahauddin in October 2014. The camp held at the Gabriel College, Mandi Bahauddin covered complete eye test and operation, sugar and cholesterol test, liver and stomach examination-cum-test, paralysis including facial paralysis (laqwa) treatment & therapy, Hepatitis A diagnosis & treatment, cardiac diagnosis, drug addiction & mental disorder treatment and rehab, surgery for children’s cut lips and pallets (taloo) and other physical check-ups. According to the invitation letter, besides awareness raising workshop on different diseases the 2013 camp had revealed there were countless hepatitis patients in the District. Hence Sunny Trust was invited to participate in the camp and undertake screening and deliver lecture/presentation in a workshop concerning hepatitis C, HIV, AIDs and drug addiction.