College Building Construction Fund

Shall I feed my daughter or educate her? What is the use of educating daughters when their sole purpose is homemaking or child-bearing? Why spend so much money on a girl’s education when we could just marry her off with a rich man? Why educate girls when it would take them away from religion? Such questions plague the fabric of Pakistan’s society and it is not only girls who are victim to this faulty thought-process but the education of boys is also often hindered as they are pushed into child labour.  This grave situation is reflected in the fact that in Pakistan, there are about 22.84 million out of school children between the age of five and sixteen (Academy of Educational Planning and Management, 2018). Therefore, NUR Foundation in its quest to break the chains of patriarchy and child labour in Pakistan, started off with NUR Foundation Schools in the year 1996 and since then, it has supported around 18000 students in not only getting primary and secondary school education but also helping them in securing great jobs.

One such location where NUR foundation is trying to fulfill its mission of providing free education to the underprivileged is Malikpur. NUR Foundation School is successfully providing education to a large number of underprivileged children in Malikpur and this success has encouraged the authorities to eventually construct a new building for NUR Foundation College so that the residents could benefit from secondary level of education as well. However, for financing the college building, donations are required from our generous donors. Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Hence, we at NUR Foundation, request you to help us in funding the college building and turn the dreams of thousands of children into reality.

 Thank you!