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On the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan is the citie

On the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan is the cities largest landfill. Here, live thousands of people who live in desperate poverty. Since 2012 you have donated towards schools we've built in these communities.

Our students salvage reusable or recyclable materials thrown away by others to sell or for personal consumption.

Under the heat of the searing sun in 113F and in the cold rain, these villagers suffer.

Your contributions support the schools we've built in these communities and we need you now.

Will you donate on the link in the bio?

On ground partner: Idara Al Khair

Check out our latest merch designed in support of

Check out our latest merch designed in support of @thepcrf

We launched these shirts at our first NYC event: Stand Up For Gaza

Through that event we were able to donate more than $6,000 to the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund

Due to popular demand we are still selling these if interested please follow the instructions in our stories on how to purchase a shirt 🍉

200,000 meals were served through our on campus lu

200,000 meals were served through our on campus lunch programs in Pakistan last year.

Our students come from food insecure families. Often surviving on just one meal a day.

Help our starving students by clicking this post to donate or helping via the link in our bio.

300 families have a new start. While those living

300 families have a new start.

While those living in poverty crumble under the financial instability of the country, we felt we had to do something.

We didn’t want anymore kids dying of starvation.

We didn’t want anymore of them working 12 hour shifts.

Our team at @idaraalkhair surveyed 300 of the poorest families around our schools and provided them with business starter grants, provided small business infrastructure such as carts, goods and machines or helped to pay off their debts.

For these families, it could have taken them years to get to this point otherwise.

We do our best to invest your donations as quickly as possible for impact. But now we’re out of funds and we need you.

Consider a donation by clicking on this post or donate at the link in our bio.

Help our starving students. We are addressing hun

Help our starving students.

We are addressing hunger in Pakistan’s Slums. Upon providing on campus meals we noticed a change in our students. They were happy, there were less absences, and they were focused in the classrooms.

100% of our students come from families that are food insecure. On a daily basis, they do not know where their next meal will come from.

Your contributions will provide a full bag of food staples, enough to last a family of 5-7 for several weeks. Each bag includes: Flour 10kg, Rice 05kg, Oil 03kg, Lentils 2kg, Masoor lentil 1kg, Tea 180g, Besan 1.5kg, Chickpea flour 2kg, Spices 300g, Rose syrup, and Salt.

You can donate now, at our link in bio, or comment DONATE and we’ll be in touch.

Thank you for your support.

Peace. Love. Thaakat. 💛

We turn your every dollar into $10. We work really

We turn your every dollar into $10.
We work really hard to give these kids the experiences they don’t get from their surroundings.
But we’re stuck and we need you.

Last year we required $800,000 to keep our 6 schools and medical facility in Pakistan running.

However we’re further and further from funding goals the last 12 months.

We require $48,000 for running costs in February and we only have $31,000.

Please consider a donation at the link in our bio.

Pictures from our sports day event, so thoughtfully done for these kids by our on ground partners @idaraalkhair

We’re ready to save more lives. But we’ve qui

We’re ready to save more lives.

But we’ve quickly outgrown our current space.

Our makeshift medical clinic sits atop the college we run with @idaraalkhair. SWIPE to see the last photo.

In 2023, our medical team was treating 2,000 patients monthly and our doctors performed 228 outpatient surgeries.

Working in the slums of North Karachi, Pakistan, our doctors are faced with difficult decisions on who to prioritize each day. They see hundreds of patients sick with chronic conditions, sadly many young children.

We’ve put a down payment on land to build a city hospital. This would serve the poorest population in Karachi.

Unfortunately, we haven’t had the funds to build. Please consider donating at the link in our bio. Questions? Comment below.

We LOVE visitors. @wishbigfoundation has been sup

We LOVE visitors.

@wishbigfoundation has been supporting our work in Pakistan when we had just one school, now we’ve got a half dozen.

They’ve personally witnessed our growth and been a consistent part of it for over a decade.

When they planned their trip to Karachi a few weeks back, they told us a tour of our facilities was a must during their travels and we couldn’t be happier.

Our country manager provided them with a full day tour of all of our schools, medical facility and college.

@nidatabba shared, “We had the most amazing and memorable visit! Saad was great!!! We had the pleasure of meeting the principals, staff and of course the student at each school! Kachra Kundi was a different world! All of the schools are truly impressive and the work that is being done in those communities for those people is absolutely remarkable. The computer labs, libraries, labs, and playgrounds are very well done and organized. The roti banks, clinics and vocational training centers were brilliant as well! It was so nice to finally visit the places we had heard about and seen pictures of. Seeing it in reality is mind blowing!”❤️❤️❤️

Now boasting over 2,000 students across 6 campuses in our partnership with @idaraalkhair , we require a million dollar budget to keep our doors open. If you love our work, consider a donation at the link in our bio.

DELIVERY! A healthy baby boy is born at our healt

DELIVERY!

A healthy baby boy is born at our health facility in Sierra Leone today. ➡️ to see the beautiful boy.

When we started our work in Sierra Leone in 2014, we asked the various communities what they needed. They said they no longer wanted mothers to die during childbirth. We partnered with the district to build new maternal health campuses in some of the most remote and impoverished communities of Sierra Leone.

This birth marks more than 800 healthy babies delivered at our facilities and 40,000 patients treated since 2014.

Thank you for your attendance at Stand Up for Gaza

Thank you for your attendance at Stand Up for Gaza!

We were able to raise over $6,000 for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. This makes for a total of $10,000 in recent Thaakat contributions to PCRF.

➡️Make sure to follow your favorite performers and vendors from yesterday on Instagram. If you've got pictures/videos don't forget to tag @thaakat!

Please continue to amplify your efforts for a free and safe Palestine🍉

Shout out to our volunteers for all their work, @brooklynpeacecenter for hosting us and @khvlidmudassir for this 🔥pic
✌🏽💚💪🏽

As we bid farewell to another transformative year,

As we bid farewell to another transformative year, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible journey of 2023. Despite living in what seem like unimaginable times, your support has created beautiful transformations. The past year has been possible thanks to the unwavering support of individuals like you who believe in the power of positive change.

Thaakat Highlights in Sierra Leone:
✨$90,000 invested in Sierra Leone this year
✨40,000 patients treated to date at our facilities, 3,000 patients treated in 2023
✨900 healthy babies delivered at our facilities, 77 in 2023
✨4 health campuses constructed to date, 1 new campus completed in 2023 with another under construction
✨1,200 cases of Malaria treated in 2023

Many thanks to our dedicated project lead @priyankapatel10 . Her organization and passion for this work sets us up for continued success.

Our goal is to complete one new health campus and one new school side by side in a rural poverty stricken community of Sierra Leone each year. We believe that by advancing access to quality education and healthcare, we can alleviate the suffering of thousands of people.

As we bid farewell to another transformative year,

As we bid farewell to another transformative year, we find ourselves reflecting on the incredible journey of 2023. Despite living in what seem like unimaginable times, your support has created beautiful transformations. The past year has been possible thanks to the unwavering support of individuals like you who believe in the power of positive change.

2023 Pakistan Highlights:
$800,000 invested in Pakistan
✨16,000 patients treated at our medical center
✨228 lifesaving surgeries performed
✨1,400 children provided with an education
Expansion on several schools as well as construction on new ones
✨200,000 meals, and 624,000 loaves of fresh bread provided to people in need
✨$50,000 invested in economic relief grants for hundreds of families

When we launched our partnership with @idaraalkhair in Pakistan, the female literacy rate in the areas we worked in was 0.

Girls didn't go to school, they weren't allowed to.

Your continued contributions have helped us launch several schools and programs to change this. 40% of the students in our schools today are girls.

We’re less than a week away from our Stand Up fo

We’re less than a week away from our Stand Up for Gaza event in NYC and we need your help to fill the house for🇵🇸

As horror rages on in Gaza it’s important we lift up our voices for Palestine 🍉 All proceeds will be provided to @thepcrf 🕊️

📸Shout out to our photographer and videographer for the night @fahadmalik @openbookfilm @4x4shotthat

🎥 We’re thankful for their support to document this event as well as the kindness and contributions of all of our performers.

Be sure to show them some love and check out their great work.

🎟️If you haven’t gotten your ticket already, act fast!

We have limited capacity run don't walk, tickets are moving fast 🏃🏼‍♂️

Introducing our incredibly talented artists for ou

Introducing our incredibly talented artists for our Stand Up for Gaza event in NYC on Jan 4🇵🇸

Our headliner artist for the night is RAHMAAN  RAHMAAN is a multifaceted artist and producer from New York to New Jersey whose been designing a deeply original sound since his start in 2015 with sublimely crafted melodies and the unexpected beauty of his culturally infused genre
 RAHMAAN will be preceded by Dania Music and Kaléra, two talented local artists who will surely mesmerize you.

Beats will be provided by DJ Posterchild. Get ready for a night of entertainment with MC Rana 🍉

🎟️ Limited tickets available visit link in bio to purchase

UPDATE ON FLOODS CAMPAIGN Last year, flooding too

UPDATE ON FLOODS CAMPAIGN

Last year, flooding took more than a 1/3 of Pakistan underwater and destroyed 80% of the country’s agricultural landscape.

For rural farmers, their villages and livelihoods were completely destroyed.

Our team at @idaraalkhair traveled weekly to disburse food and shelter to communities in interior Sindh. Soon after we identified a village called Goth Bundoo that we wanted to help rebuild.

The process has been slow with many people living in 3-4 ft of water in the months that followed.

We’re so excited to share that in partnership with IAK the village of Goth Bundoo has been completely rebuilt. An estimated 20 houses remain with 50 already completed.

Villagers have approached the team and said, “This is no longer a Goth Bundoo, we are living in Paris!”

Our homes were built in superior quality as flood resistant structures. Built several feet above ground, with cement, bricks and double plastering as well as iron roofs.

Thank you donors for helping to transform the lives of hundreds of people each day ✨

When girls + women are educated… >> WE SEE FAS

When girls + women are educated…

>> WE SEE FASTER POVERTY REDUCTION <<

Before our arrival, there was 0% female literacy rates in several of the areas we work in.

>> Now, over 40% of our primary level students + 80% of our college level students— ARE FEMALE! <<

We are so proud to announce these numbers. Why? Because slums are the most neglected residential areas of the world and one of the most dangerous for young girls. Poverty, child marriage and gender-based violence thrive in areas of poverty— and without an education—these girls are not able to find a way out.

Our schools provide lessons on important topics like empowerment and sustainability while also providing outlets like sports and digital academics.

In the lesson shown here, the class discusses the pros and cons of city vs country life. Students share, in many ways, that country life is better because one can grow their own fresh healthy food. Smart!

We have more work to do as we continue to ensure more girls further their path to higher education.

Be a part of their growth! You can donate via our link in bio or simply comment DONATE + we’ll be in touch.

Thank you for being here.

Country partner: @idaraalkhair

Peace. Love. Thaakat. 💛

Introducing the amazing comedy lineup for our Stan

Introducing the amazing comedy lineup for our Stand Up for Gaza event in NYC on Jan 4🇵🇸

Proceeds from the evening are being raised in benefit of PCRF🕊️ While the horrors in Gaza rage on, we must keep protesting, boycotting and keeping Palestine top of mind. Aid trucks are getting in and it’s important to continue supporting the organizations on the front lines.

Comedians featured during the evening: Atheer Yacoub, Peng Dang, Hanan Issa, Sharif Hasan, Bucky Waqas, Matt Camera, Prinzi, Ibrahim El-Kazaz, Julia Desmond and Tom Delgado

Stay tuned to see more on our additional performers including our headliner RAHMAAN, preceded by Kaléra and Dania Music.

Beats provided by: DJ Posterchild
MC: Rana

🎟️ Limited tickets availble visit link in bio to purchase

💪🏽Join us in NYC on Jan. 4 in solidarity

💪🏽Join us in NYC on Jan. 4 in solidarity with the people of🇵🇸

🍉 Right now, 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza are facing unimaginable horrors, from deathly airstrikes to the threat of starvation and dehydration. While over 17,000 civilians have been massacred by unrelenting airstrikes, there seems to be no end in sight.

🎤Raise your voice and help us donate to those in need while enjoying performances from your favorite local artists.

Funds are being raised for @thepcrf 🕊️

Headliner: RAHMAAN, preceded by Kalèra and Dania music

Stand Up:
Sharif Hasan, Julia Desmond, Hanan Issa, Matt Camera, Ibrahim El-Kazaz, Bucky Waqas, Prinzi, Peng Dang, Tom Delgado, Atheer Yacoub

Live beats by DJ posterchild
MC: Rana

Food by: Taheni Mediterranean Grill
Appetizers: Chote Miya

🎟️ Limited tickers availble visit link in bio to purchase

We’ve made so much progress on our Central Food

We’ve made so much progress on our Central Food Kitchen in Karachi, Pakistan and wanted to share with you, our donors.

Our students live in and around the cities landfill. Their conditions are deplorable. The vast majority of them are malnourished and find it uneasy to focus while hungry.

Upon introducing on campus meals, we saw a complete transformation in them.

So the meals kept coming. More than half a million meals have been provided since the start of the program. This innovative space will feature a state of the art commercial kitchen, sustainable farm, flour mill and food packing area. It will amplify all of the work we’re doing in food security for these communities.

We’re half way there on funding. Swipe to see the progress !

Special thanks to our partners and dream team at @idaraalkhair

Want to take part in this initiative? Send us a DM!

It’s not a conflict. It’s not a war. It’s a

It’s not a conflict.
It’s not a war.
It’s a massacre.
It’s a genocide.