A one of a kind educational parenting model that empowers the children and their caregivers through consistent long-term financial, academic, social and emotional support. It starts with our unique Ibtedai program which is a mother and child trauma informed preparatory preschool program further leading to admissions at reputable schools all the way to university. This program aims to bridge the socioeconomic gap through providing equal educational and networking opportunities to the students in mainstream private schools. They take the positive and soft image of Lyari out into the bigger world and bring back hope to Lyari. They perform the task of being the Ambassadors of Change. They lead their community through breaking barriers and create diverse networks for growth and progress
Kiran Foundation is a non-profit organization, which started off as a small initiative in 2006 by Sabina Khatri who drew her inspiration from Motherhood. The Foundation provides transformational education and holistic support in marginalized communities. Rooted in the belief of humanitarian values, the importance of mental health and wellbeing of self and others. We educate children and empower the mothers in a way that is truly nurturing for the whole family unit.
We derive our philosophy from mother’s love. We believe that the transformation of a nation happens with cultivating character while the child is still in the mother’s lap.
We work through a multi-tier framework, which emphasizes the importance of prevention and intervention for mental health and emotional support. Our team, partners and volunteers work closely with teachers and parents to ensure student’s wellbeing, safety and success through a collaborative framework.
Sabina Khatri
“My aim is to restore society’s belief on love”
“Mein Mohabbat Peh Imaan Bahaal Karna Chahti Hoon.”
KIRAN FOUNDATION
Kiran is a gift from a mother’s heart to another.
We are embedded in the reality of Lyari; a region that has been through immense pain and turmoil, but is resilient and largely misunderstood. We nurture mothers and caregivers, along with their children, and build safe and happy spaces where they can heal from their pain, discover their strengths and flourish together.
Schools are a microcosm of the society; when children are taught empathy and care from a young age, they grow up to make their community more compassionate. It is our goal to reimagine education as a journey towards freedom, safety, and happiness – ensuring a community of visionary thinkers and kind leaders.
Kiran Flagship Program
Since 2006
AIM: Bridge the Gap
Kiran School System
Since 2014
AIM: Creating Safe & Happy Schools
Kiran School System (KSS) is an expansion of the mother-child trauma informed preschool system which we had practiced almost a decade at our flagship Ibtedai program. Here we aim to create a safe and happy, child-centric learning environment on a whole school level. This model goes beyond the idea of conventional education from Foundation to Grade 10, where children learn through a multi-disciplinary, experiential learning approach. Children are given the support they need to thrive and reach their full potential, recognizing their individual strengths. We nurture future ambassadors of change who believe in love and compassion, and who lead their community towards a brighter, more peaceful future. Mother’s education program is compulsory and runs parallel.
Our Unique Initiatives
We go beyond the ideas of conventional education and incorporate elements that make our work more holistic.
Nafeesa School
Nafeesa School is our signature initiative and is becoming a core program in itself. It offers daily classes for the mothers of Lyari through which they discover new talents, skills, and hobbies, which contribute towards their well-being and increases their knowledge and awareness about themselves, their rights, responsibilities, and about the world at large.
Community Outreach
Our Community Outreach is divided into projects and welfare support programs. The problems we face in society are multi-faceted and complex. We work with the larger community through various projects and by providing financial, social, and medical support to families in need.
Mental Health & Wellbeing
The Mental Health & Wellbeing(MHW) works through a multi-tier framework, making sure that the Kiran philosophy of kindness and mindfulness is maintained as the ethos. Through this support we emphasize on the promotion of positive mental health as well as the importance of prevention and early intervention of abuse and its effects. The MHW team works closely with teachers and parents to ensure student wellbeing and safety, through a collaborative approach.
Hadia Clubs Beyond the School (HBTS)
Previously named as BTS clubs we renamed it to our little angel ’Hadia’ who we lost to cancer in April 2019, She loved football and gymnastic. Hadia beyond the School initiatives give children the opportunity to unlock their potential, explore their talents, and cultivate their strengths through a range of after-school clubs. Children are seen engaged in sports, expressing themselves through various forms of arts, learning new languages and skills, away from the toxic influences of the society and the unforgiving streets.
Schools are microcosms of society.
When children are taught compassion and care from a young age, they grow up to make the society more compassionate.
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