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With over 6,000 students and 8 campuses, the oppor With over 6,000 students and 8 campuses, the opportunities for children are endless. However, without vehicles to help get our students to where they needed after school, the engagement was stalled. 

Thank you to those who contributed to our car show earlier in the year, this is the first of many additions to our Fleet unit.
This year we launched the updated Komende School i This year we launched the updated Komende School in Sierra Leone sponsored by @feedtheneedtourney 

Rebuilding the old, broken school has transformed learning for its 175 students and supporting staff by giving them a safe, dignified space to teach and learn. 

For the first time, the school now has proper classrooms, clean water, bathrooms, and electricity, basic essentials that were once out of reach. 

This new environment is improving student and staff attendance and creating a foundation for a stronger future for the entire community.

SWIPE to see a few more pictures of the condition of the classrooms prior to our upgrade. It gives a better idea of why safe learning spaces matter.
Concept or the real deal? 👀 Swipe to see the c Concept or the real deal? 👀

Swipe to see the concept of our lobby vs the real thing. Believe it or not, this is not AI. This is the actual reception space at our new AiT Institute.

Since opening in May 2026, AiT has seen 2,000+ applicants and 700 enrollees, with 60% of them being women. Our students are learning graphic design, programming, AI, web development, data science, and more. The opportunities here are tremendous!

Huge thanks to our ground partner @idaraalkhair and our grantors, the Ali & Ayeza Impact Fund, for bringing this to life!

Which do you like more? Comment with your thoughts below.
We’re grateful to Waqf Global Foundation for spo We’re grateful to Waqf Global Foundation for sponsoring the build and ongoing support of our Roti Bank at our DREAMS School in Jam Chakro Landfill.

Families here survive on less than one meal a day. Our bank provides fresh bread at 90% off of market prices allowing everyone in the family access to food.

Thank you for your support.
Tech access = opportunity. ✨ Here’s a glimpse Tech access = opportunity. ✨
Here’s a glimpse of our brand-new computer lab for our students in Pakistan!

Thank you to our grantor at DREAMS Campus 6 for making these experiences possible. 1000+ students and counting are enrolled at this campus. 

#thaakat #idaraalkhair #education #EducationMatters
Double Your Impact Today! Many employers offer do Double Your Impact Today!

Many employers offer donation matching, which means your gift to Thaakat Foundation can go 2x as far, at no extra cost to you.

At Thaakat, we don’t just talk about making change, we do it. We’ve built dozens of schools and health centers from the ground up, powering education for 6,000+ students and providing quality care to thousands more. You can help us go further!

Here’s how to match your gift in 4 quick steps:

1. Donate to Thaakat Foundation.
2. Check your employer’s matching program (HR or corporate giving portal).
3. Submit the match request using our nonprofit info.
4. Watch your impact double for children and families who need it most.
Together, we've built more than sixty solar-powere Together, we've built more than sixty solar-powered clean water plants across Tharparkar. Today, clean water flows freely, for families, for women and children, and even for the animals that share their land. 

Thank you to our donors and our ground team @idaraalkhair.
We’ve been waiting to share this amazing update‼️

Step inside the AiT Institute.

This is more than a campus, it’s a launchpad for the next generation of innovators.

With 2,000+ applicants, 700 active students, and 60% female enrollment, we’re proving that when students are given options, they lead.

The future economy will be built by experts, our students. And they’re training right here. If this WOWs you, please comment and share!

Thank you to the Ali & Ayeza Impact fund for making this ENORMOUS DREAM, possible.
A few years ago we talked with our partners @idara A few years ago we talked with our partners @idaraalkhair about how neat it would be to provide our students with confidence and self defense skills through martial arts. 

So we launched...
We could only afford limited classes.
We had no uniforms. 
The girls were shy to participate.

Today, our students have precision and discipline. It's the favorite part of their day.

Thank you donors.
In rural Sierra Leone, we’re building something In rural Sierra Leone, we’re building something powerful: schools and health campuses, side by side, so entire communities can learn, heal, and thrive in one safe, dignified place.

To date, we’ve completed 4 schools and 4 health campuses, with 2 more on the way for 2026. 

Children now learn in clean, bright classrooms; families receive care in hygienic, well-equipped spaces and slowly, each campus becomes a hub that community leaders will one day run themselves.

Swipe through for a behind-the-scenes look with our incredible volunteer, Lloyd Foster, who captured the heart of this impact on the ground.

Thank you to our wonderful donors, project manager and ground team for keeping these programs best in class.
60 Solar-Powered Water Wells… and Counting! In 60 Solar-Powered Water Wells… and Counting!

In the deserts of Tharparkar, Pakistan, water is life and we’re helping bring it back.

To date, we’ve launched 60 solar-powered wells, many built where old, abandoned, or dried wells once stood. Our goal is simple: make them last. That’s why we return every year for audits and repairs, keeping each well running for as long as possible.

The impact? Water transforms everything, for people, animals, and the environment.

✨ See how access to clean, reliable water is reshaping entire communities.

S/O to our ground partners @idaraalkhair
Every day, patients arrive looking for best in cla Every day, patients arrive looking for best in class care. And each day, our staff of doctors deliver. This year alone, we’ve seen over 15,000 patients and conducted several hundred life saving surgeries. 

Thank you for your support.
Join our National Operating Team as a Medical Advi Join our National Operating Team as a Medical Advisory Lead and help shape the development of our newest initiative, a 40-bed city hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, in partnership with Idara Al-Khair Welfare Society.

In this role, you will collaborate directly with our on-ground medical leadership team, bringing perspective, creativity, and innovation to ensure our hospital and programs can scale for the greatest impact.

This is a voluntary position requiring a commitment of 3–5 hours per week for a minimum term of one year.

Qualifications:
Medical Doctor (MD, MBBS, DO) or equivalent
5+ years of experience in clinical practice and/or hospital administration
We are 5,700 students strong at our schools in Pak We are 5,700 students strong at our schools in Pakistan. 

From never having access to pencils and paper to having exposure to creative and technical arts, these children are flourishing! 

How is this impacting futures? A few years ago, information technology, robotics and digital were never mentioned by students in future career paths. Today, these are top aspirations of our students. 

Stay tuned to see how we make these aspirations a reality.
The Helebu health campus and school build were bot The Helebu health campus and school build were both sponsored by the Bobear Family Fund in 2024 in memory of beloved Uncle Dick. 

Since 2014, our grantors have propelled forward the success of our Feed the Need tournaments by helping us build up education and health equity in the most rural communities of Sierra Leone.

Will you join us this weekend to help us continue our mission? 

Feed the Need Tournament
Oakbrook Park District, Oakbrook IL
October 10,11 & 12
Thank you for making this multi sports court possi Thank you for making this multi sports court possible at our All Girls Campus in Pakistan! Check out how excited our students were upon seeing the field.
Our students were gifted clay and art kits. The Our students were gifted clay and art kits. 

The next day they couldn’t wait to share what they’d created. We were blown away by their intricate work. What do you think?? 

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When you support us you’re supporting 
✨ DREAMS of over 5,700 students 
✨ Livelihood of over 400 staff 
✨ One million on campus meals annually 
✨ Robotics, STEM and programming classes 
✨ Micro grants for hundreds of families 
✨ Martial arts, Archery and so much more 

You’re helping us to break the chains of poverty every day!
Every year, we hold our annual Feed the Need tourn Every year, we hold our annual Feed the Need tournament. With over 250+ players and 3 days of exciting competition on the courts, we aim to gather as many people as possible who are excited to amplify our cause. 

Since 2010, you’ve helped us to raise $600,000 to benefit our health and education equity projects around the world. SWIPE to see pictures of a school build funded by this tourney last year! 

Will we see you there?
📍Oak brook Park District 
🗓️ October 11 & 12, 2025
Girls play sports. They win archery competitions. Girls play sports.
They win archery competitions.
They plan a mean tug o war.

Today, our girls campus had the inauguration of this special sports court. 

Here they can now play
1. Pickle ball
2. Badminton 
3. Basket ball
4. Volleyball 
5. Handball
6. Taekwondo

Let’s go girls! 

@idaraalkhair 

#letgirlslearn #letgirlsplay #education #literacy #pakistan
This morning breaks with golden skies, A sea of ho This morning breaks with golden skies,
A sea of hope in children’s eyes.

Four thousand five hundred voices strong,
Begin their journey, hearts belong.

Each desk, each book, a door swung wide,
A chance to learn, a place to thrive.

Thank you donors🙂‍↔️

#education #pakistan #letgirlslearn #literacymatters #endingpoverty

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Want to Smash Poverty?

CITY HOSPITAL

Help us construct a state-of-the-art 50-bed medical facility with a focus around ear, nose, and throat (ENT) health and more broadly supporting head and neck departments. The facility will be 4 floors and will offer other specialized medical services in the fields of:
Pediatrics
Dermatology
Dental
Orthopedics
Psychiatric
Nutrition
Service Area Our service area covers everything in Karachi from Jam Chakro to the north to outskirts of New Karachi to the south. With a 10 km radium from the hospital, we operate five schools and run several civic and food development programs in partnership with IAK to serve these communities. Cost and Timeline The total cost of the 4 floor hospital will be approximately $600,000. Each floor will cost $140,000. We have already purchased the land and will begin construction promptly in 2023 as soon as we have reached our first funding goal of $200,000.

Want to Smash Poverty?

Water Well

We had set a goal in 2021 to establish 10 solar powered clean water wells. By the end of 2021, we had established 18 total! Each well will cost $2200. Our goal is to raise enough to build 10 this year. See a breakdown of the costs per well below. Please donate the complete $2200 at one time for your well via this page and send us a note at ubawany@thaakat.org with your name, beneficiary name and any additional information you need us to be aware of.
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Want to Smash Poverty?

Emergency Flood Relief

According to the UN’s Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), heavy monsoon rainfall and floods have affected some 2.3 million people in Pakistan since mid-June, destroying at least 95,350 houses and damaging a further 224,100.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Most immediately there is a need to provide food relief. Our team is on the ground in Dadu village, located in Interior Sindh and is surveying the area. Other non profits have already established tents and temporary living shelters until the water recedes.

There is a need to provide at least 1000 food relief packages (at $15 each) containing: Cooking Oil (1 LTR), Flour (10 KG), Rice (3KG), Sugar (1KG), Soaps, Spices, Milk Pack (1 LTR), Salt, Matchsticks, Lentils (2KG), Tea.

Want to Smash Poverty?

Sponsor a Child

Your monthly contribution helps provide the year long support for a well deserving child, including:

  • Books, supplies and facilities for the year General Healthcare and Emergency Medical Aid
  • Weekly visits with students’ families for counseling and encouraging attendance, especially among young girls
  • An investment in ongoing expansion of classrooms
  • Maintenance and operations of newly installed water filtration systems that for the first time in the area, provide fresh, safe water

* You can cancel or change your monthly support at any time
100% of proceeds will go towards these causes.

Want to Smash Poverty?

General Donations

More than 85% of total funding comes from the general public. We don’t have big pockets but we hope to achieve great things and can only do this with your support. As much as we plan ahead, we are always in need of funds. Your donation to our general fund helps to ensure we are covered especially in our most difficult times.

Donations can be designated to a specific project, or they are distributed across project sites in Ghana, Sierra Leone and Pakistan.

100% of proceeds will go towards these causes.