Our goal is restoring hope

As a nationally-recognized non-profit, Thaakat Foundation strongly believes in promoting charitable giving and humanitarian work among the youth by selflessly supporting the act of giving back.

We go beyond cultural & religious boundaries

We all have a similar to desire to help, no matter our race or creed, and are united in our purpose.

Our team is one of passion

We are leaders

See who's involved:

All donations go straight to our projects

100% of all donated funds go towards our projects.

Any overhead expense is covered by kind corporate contributors and sponsors. That’s every $1 to people who need it most. Our entire board works around the clock as volunteers to help make this possible.

Key Grantors

Protecting & Serving Underprivileged People Around the World

This year we were able to host our Feed the Need t

This year we were able to host our Feed the Need tourney featuring over 240 participants! 🏀

We wanted to share this awesome recap!

Watch closely, you might catch yourself- grateful to @yaz.creates for his excellent videography and captures from the court.

Double ❤️ if you love this highlight and follow @yaz.creates ‼️

Thank you for everyone who joined us, every dunk got us closer to our goals! You helped us score thousands of dollars for those in need and we cannot wait for next year.

Meanwhile keep advocating and shouting for a #cease-fire to stop the unrelenting killing and destruction in Gaza.

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It is with heavy hearts that we continue to watch

It is with heavy hearts that we continue to watch populations and towns destroyed in Gaza. More than 14,000 innocent civilians have been killed, half of them being children. We encourage everyone to continue advocating, sharing and calling for a cease-fire.

Bombing hospitals is a war crime.
Bombing schools is a war crime.
Bombing refugee camps is a war crime.

Now through #GivingTuesday, we will match all donations given to Thaakat with a dollar for dollar match to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund.

Breaking Bread + Building Hope 🍞❤️ Our sch

Breaking Bread + Building Hope 🍞❤️

Our school’s bread bank is a beacon of support for the less fortunate.

For students living in poverty, hunger and starvation is a part of their daily struggle. Since launching our bread banks, our school enrollments have continued to increase and the wellbeing and focus from our students has improved immensely.

To support a Thaakat school or bread bank, comment DONATE and we’ll be in touch.

Peace. Love. Thaakat.

Thank you to @waqfglobalfoundation for their sponsorship of this bank.

#CommunityUnity #BreadForAll

When the community of Komende heard our team would

Where laughter knows no boundaries… and dreams

Where laughter knows no boundaries…

and dreams take flight! Playtime at our school brings joy to little hearts. 🌈✨

Looking to support a school? Comment DONATE and we’ll be in touch.

Peace. Love. Thaakat. 💛

Partner: @idaraalkhair

#PlayForAll #MakingSmiles

Thanks to you we raised over $91,700 at this year'

Thanks to you we raised over $91,700 at this year's Feed the Need 🏀 tournament!

✨ These funds will be immediately disbursed in phases to launch construction of a new school AND healthcare center in 🇸🇱

“The elders used to chase the children to get th

“The elders used to chase the children to get them to go school in the community— now the children have left for school before the elders even wake up. We have packed cars from global non profits who come to see our facilities because we have built something that is best in class. We have fans, lights, water, comfortable furnishings and a playground.“

Country Manager, Philip
Sierra Leone

In the months leading up to our event, you donated

In the months leading up to our event, you donated.

At our event, you showed up.

You’re helping us to eliminate poverty in some of the most deprived rural communities of Sierra Leone.

To continue supporting Thaakat schools, hospitals, water wells, and more— comment DONATE and we’ll be in touch!

Peace. Love. Thaakat. 💛

We wanted to take a moment to thank our Feed the N

We wanted to take a moment to thank our Feed the Need 🏀 tournament sponsors! Without your support we wouldn't have have been able reach our goals.

Stay tuned to see how much we’ll be able to contribute towards our education and healthcare work in Sierra Leone.

We are heartbroken. Palestinian children and fami

We are heartbroken.

Palestinian children and families in the Gaza Strip have run out of any sanctuary. Yesterday a hospital was bombed in Gaza, a place where children and families had gone to as a safe haven.

Thousands of innocent people have perished while trying to reach safety. Half of the people in Gaza are children. We have failed them.

Gaza needs your help.

Swipe to see a list of verified organizations that are on the ground helping.

COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS TO OUR BIGGEST TOURNAMENT

COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS TO OUR BIGGEST TOURNAMENT TO DATE WITH 24 TEAMS!

Food ○ Raffles ○ Thaakat Merch ○ Youth Camp ○ Auction and competitive games ALL for a good cause!

Thank you to our volunteers, sponsors and partners @benuthaakat @thaakat.at.uic for organizing. We can’t wait for this weekend!

See you at the Oakbrook Park District!

#feedtheneed2023

Every tournament we find creative ways to engage o

Every tournament we find creative ways to engage our spectators, players and volunteers! #Throwback to 2016 when we had everyone participate in an EPIC iteration of the #mannequinchallenge. Remember that?

See you on the court this weekend for this year’s trending video!

Are you ready for this years tournament? 🔥🏀

Are you ready for this years tournament? 🔥🏀
Drop what team you are rooting for in the comments!

@pendulumvisual

BUILD WITH US! Check out the vision for our centr

BUILD WITH US!

Check out the vision for our central food kitchen. Located convenient to all DREAMS facilities in Pakistan, it will serve as a distribution hub for our various food programs.

This center will feature all of the below:
★ State of the art industrial kitchen
★ Preparation and distribution of 200,000 annual on
campus meals
★ Stations for food staples bags prep and food
storage
★ Flour production & milling
★ Open-air area for meat packing
★ Sustainable on-site farm
★ RO filtered clean water plant

We built these renderings with the vision that this would be more than a distribution center, rather a place that our employees would be inspired by every day! Have questions? Send us a DM

Partner: @idaraalkhair

More than 70% of Tharparkar’s population has no

More than 70% of Tharparkar’s population has no access to safe drinking water.

>>> Since 2021, we have constructed over 40 solar powered clean water plants throughout Tharparkar, Pakistan— thanks to YOU! <<<

What have we learned? ↴

[1] Our solar powered pumps help to keep the water flow pumping long after hand wells in the area have gone dry.

[2] There is erosion on the well structure over time, so we are investing in double plastering the cement as well as considering more innovative approaches that can withstand the heat.

[3] Not only are the people thriving as a result of the water but so is the agriculture and livestock in these areas.

[4] The easy tug handles have made the water collection process so much easier on villagers that the entire family takes excitement in participating.

[5] We are testing RO filters on our plants, as we’ve found some wells have better quality than others.

If you’d like to support these efforts, simply comment DONATE & we’ll be in touch!

Partner: @idaraalkhair
Video Capture: @cameramayn

Peace. Love. Thaakat 💛

IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️ We are at the construction

IMPORTANT UPDATE‼️

We are at the construction site of our Central Food Kitchen with @idaraalkhair !

The kitchen will feature:
✨ Food packing and storage areas
✨ State of the art commercial kitchen to prepare all campus meals
✨ Roti making area and flour mill
✨ Sustainable vegetable garden
✨Livestock area

This kitchen will become a central hub for all food related activities in Karachi, PK.

When we noticed our students were suffering from malnutrition, we introduced on campus lunches. Annually, we serve over 180,000 meals through this program

That’s not all, this kitchen will allow us to pack and store food staples as well as serve as a distribution hub for all of our on campus roti banks

Want to contribute?
Donate at the link in our bio⬆️

Access to an education is a basic right && ↴ >>

Access to an education is a basic right && ↴

>> it helps break the cycle of poverty <<

At our DREAMS 2 campus, our students live in insufferable poverty, housed in homes made from valuables found in the trash.

More than half of all of these children work jobs after school, entering the workforce at as young as 4 years old.

>> these classrooms are changing their futures

If you’d like to support our DREAMS 2 schools, simply comment DONATE && we’ll be in touch.

You can also share, save, or comment your support to help us spread the message.

Partners: @idaraalkhair

We appreciate you.
Peace. Love. Thaakat 💛

KONADU CHANGES LIVES Our partnership with the @ko

KONADU CHANGES LIVES

Our partnership with the @konadufoundation began in 2013. Since then, hundreds of students have had thriving opportunities at the school. Whether you’re great at reading, math, dance, arts or football—Konadu helped each student find and access their best potential.

This is Mispa and Alice, they graduated Junior High and will move onto High School next year.

If you’d like to support the future of Konadu, please visit their page!

Sierra Leone has one of the highest under 5 mortal

Sierra Leone has one of the highest under 5 mortality rates in the world. The single stream is a major source of illness and disease, causing a lack of access to clean water.

This only leads to grave dangers.

Young, vulnerable children become ill from drinking water swelling with water borne diseases where mosquitos are rampant in dirty streams.

Thank you to the Bobear Family Fund for sponsoring the new school and clean water experience. Since launching in 2021 our school is 300 students strong and gender parity has improved by 80%.

Better structures change futures.

To become a supporter, comment DONATE and we’ll be in touch!

Peace. Love. Thaakat 💛

#sierraleone #salone #sierraleoneans #charity #cleanwater #literacymatters #donations #maternalmortality

From Hoops for Hunger to Feed the Need, our 🏀to

From Hoops for Hunger to Feed the Need, our 🏀tournament has evolved throughout the years and many of you have been our lifelong participants. In the last decade, this event has funded the construction of our schools and health centers in West Africa, bringing in over $350,000 to dedicate to these initiatives.

#TBT to our tournaments over the last 10 years ⛹️‍♂️

Join us, @benuthaakat and @thaakat.at.uic at our upcoming tourney to take place October 7&8 2023!
 Registration CLOSES SOON. Register via the link in our bio ✨