By Emma Peadon | Senior Fundraising Executive
Happy New Year! As we begin 2026, we would like to thank you for the vital role you play in supporting students and young people across Zambia, India and Nepal. At the beginning of each year, we take time to reflect on what has been achieved together, and in 2025, your generosity helped create safe learning environments, open doors to education, and support students as they took important steps towards independent futures.
Zambia
Thanks to your support, our senior students successfully graduated at the end of 2025, completing a significant chapter in their educational journeys. At the same time, you helped welcome a new class of Grade 5 students into our Foundation House, where they will live and study for the first two years of the Future Leaders programme. Your contributions also continue to support our SkillsHub students, who are balancing remedial education with hands-on vocational training to prepare for sustainable livelihoods.
India
Your generosity made it possible for 15 new girls to join our Foundation House in India. The students have settled in well and are already thriving in their Maths, English, Hindi and Science studies. For our older students, your support enabled us to deliver a series of practical workshops focused on college and scholarship applications. Sessions on public speaking, financial literacy and interview skills are helping students gain the confidence and tools they need to succeed beyond Pestalozzi.
Nepal
With your continued support, we were able to host two alumni reunions in Kathmandu and Pokhara in 2025, bringing together graduates from across Pestalozzi programmes. These gatherings strengthen lifelong connections and allow alumni to reflect on the impact Pestalozzi has had on their lives. Alumni also took part in Heart, Head, and Hands activities and joined current students on the annual Pestalozzi outing, reinforcing a strong sense of community across generations.
Every achievement shared in this report is possible because of your commitment to our students. Thank you for standing alongside young people as they learn, grow and work towards brighter futures. We are deeply grateful for your continued support and look forward to the impact we will create together in the year ahead.
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