There’s more than one way to invest in the lives of young children in Uganda and Pakistan.

Give One Time or Monthly
Sponsor a School or Project
Publicly Traded Securities

Give Monthly

Monthly giving is the most effective way to create and unlock potential in the lives of young children.

Make a Monthly Donation

Sponsor a School or Project

Transform an entire community with the gift of accessible early education. More than 3,000 children are enrolled each year in IREAD schools and ECD sites, where they receive a quality education, nutritious meals and school supplies – the building blocks for generational change.

A large group of children and adults gathered outdoors in front of a school building with a yellow roof, mountains, and trees in the background.
Children playing on tire swings and merry-go-rounds in an outdoor playground area of a childcare center, with a building in the background that has a sign reading "LEAD We L.E.A.D. for CHANGE Early Childhood Development Centre."
A classroom filled with young children, most dressed in orange and gray school uniforms, sitting on the floor and attentively listening.

Community-based ECD

$45,000

For $45,000 USD you can sponsor ECD for 400 children in 20 Northern Pakistan villages for one year.

ECD Centre

$75,000

For $75,000 USD you can sponsor a
3-classroom school in Uganda for 100 students a year.

ECD & Resource Centre

$95,000

For $95,000 USD you can sponsor a
3-classroom school with an additional Resource Centre in Uganda for 100 students a year.

Email us to Sponsor a School or Project

Give by cheque:

Please make cheques payable to IREAD

Canada mailing address
#14-7750 Ranchview Drive NW
Calgary, AB, Canada T3G 1Y9

USA mailing address
1401 21st Street, Suite R
Sacramento, CA  95811

Contact our team:

Noor Jaffer
IREAD Canada Founder/Past Chair
noor@iread.org or by phone at 403-680-2349

Zahir Lavji
IREAD USA Chair
zahir@iread.org or by phone at 847-772-6645

Classroom with colorful mats, plastic bowls, and educational posters and charts on the walls.
A colorful classroom with pink, purple, and orange chairs, a wall chart with letters and numbers, and a colorful carpet in the adjoining room.
School classroom display with alphabet cards, learning posters, and student artwork hanging on display boards.

Publicly Traded Securities

Donating securities is the most tax-effective way to give, benefitting you with both a tax break and a tax receipt. We gladly accept gifts of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities.

Contact us to give securities

Gift Acceptance Policy

All gifts are governed under our Gift Acceptance Policy, found HERE.