Educational Projects
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, stated that "the best gift a father can provide for their child is an education" (At-Tirmidhi).
Every child has the right to learn
Millions of children never see inside a classroom. Others drop out due to overcrowding, conflict, or simply because they're a girl.
Al-Waris Foundation addressed the educational crisis in Pakistan and suggested measures to reform the education landscape. Through their research and data compilation, they assisted decision makers to come up with.
The organization also provided grant support to civil society organisations working for educational reforms and fund research on issues related to education in Pakistan
Here in the UK, the poorest children do less well than wealthier classmates - and low literacy is linked to low pay and unemployment.
We ensure children keep learning no matter what. Whether recovering from natural disasters, facing violence, or at risk of child marriage.
How serious is the problem?
Worldwide
- 124m children/young people have not started school or dropped out
- Over a quarter of a billion children are out of school
- 420m children will not learn the most basic skills.
- All children in Gaza have lost access to education
In The UK
- 23% fail to reach expected levels of language development by 5
- 1 in 3 children living in poverty fall behind with their education
- 27% of children from poor families get 5+ good GCSE passes, compared to 55% of peers from wealthier families.
Al-Waris Foundation institutes provided free education and crucial equipment like uniforms and books to children from poor families and orphans. These institutes provides an Islamic Studies syllabus and a modern comprehensive English Medium education.
Al-Waris Foundation now aims to establish College with separate facilities for boys and girls in Kashmir Pakistan because this area has a desperate need for a good quality educational institutes.
