Her chance for an early start, your chance for a life-changing partnership.
Imagine a 4-year-old girl, living in a remote village in Uganda or Pakistan.
The closest school is over 4 kilometres away, through difficult terrain. Neither of her parents, who are subsistence farmers, can afford to take time off work to accompany her on the daily journey, which is a two-hour walk in each direction and one too difficult for such a young child to make alone.
By not attending school, this child’s life will repeat the same cycle as her parents — simply working to survive. But, there’s hope!
When people like you donate, children have access to early childhood education.
Cycles of poverty are interrupted and young children in Uganda and Pakistan can access the education they deserve from the start.
New Projects
IREAD AKU-IED Community-Based Early Childhood Care and Education Project: Phase III
IREAD is launching Phase III of this project with Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development to establish 10 additional centers in Chitral, Pakistan, upgrade existing centers, and offer professional development to teachers.
Over 3,100 children attend IREAD ECD Centres and sites each year because of people like you.
“My wife and I have worked with IREAD following our sponsorship of two new ECD schools in the remote areas of Northern Pakistan. It has been a pleasure to deal with the management of IREAD. The entire operation is run extremely efficiently, with particular attention to careful planning and the completion of the projects on time and on budget, in the face of numerous challenges. We wish IREAD success in their endeavours.”
Mithoo Gillani
Calgary, Canada
Donor of schools in Washich and Shotkhar, Pakistan