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”
“میں محبت پہ ایمان بہال کرنا چاہتی ہوں۔”
KIRAN FOUNDATION
Kiran is a gift from a mother’s heart to another.
We pioneered 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.
We have now reached Kati Pahari , Swabi, Ghizar.
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.
Under education with a mental health lens, we run four programs.
Kiran School Ibtedai
Kiran Flagship
Public Private Partnership School Model
Uraan
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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