Education & nutrition · Pakistan

Every child deserves the dawn of an education.

We help children in Pakistan living in poverty get into school and stay there — through tuition, a safe place to learn, and a nourishing meal so they can attend rather than work.

Registration with the Charity Commission for England & Wales is in progress

What we do

What keeps a child in the classroom.

Poverty pulls children out of school and into work. We address the pressures that matter most — and we do it through a local partner who knows each family.

Education

Funding tuition, learning materials and qualified local teaching, so children can begin and continue their schooling.

A place to learn

Leasing and refurbishing premises through our Pakistan partner — a reliable, safe space children can return to each day.

Nutrition

A nourishing meal during the school day — often the difference that lets learning win over paid work.

Why it matters

For too many children, work comes before school.

In parts of Pakistan, families facing hardship often cannot afford to send every child to school. We focus our help where need is greatest — on children defined by poverty, age and place, never by background.

20m+

children of school age are estimated to be out of school across Pakistan.

1 meal

a day can be enough to keep a child in lessons instead of street labour.

100%

of our overseas grants are tied to a written budget and reported back.

Figures shown are illustrative for this demonstration and will be replaced with cited sources.

How your gift works

From a UK donation to a child at a desk.

We are a UK fundraiser and grant-maker. We don't run operations overseas ourselves — we fund a sister organisation in Pakistan that delivers on the ground, under a written agreement with reporting at every stage.

1

You give in the UK

Donations are received and Gift Aid reclaimed where eligible, adding government support to every qualifying gift.

2

We make a grant

Trustees approve funding to our Pakistan partner against a written budget — never a blank cheque.

3

The partner delivers

They lease and refurbish a learning space, pay a local teacher, and provide meals — paid in stages as work is evidenced.

4

We report back

Spending is checked against invoices and photographs, and we publish how many children were supported.

+25%

Gift Aid. If you're a UK taxpayer, we can reclaim 25p for every £1 you give — at no extra cost to you. A £40 gift becomes £50 toward a child's year.

Where we're starting

Small, honest, and built to grow.

We'd rather support a few children well than promise more than we can prove. We're beginning with one or two children and growing in steps as funding and reporting stand up.

Growth you can hold us to

Each stage only begins once the last is funded, delivered and reported. That keeps the charity's promises matched to its reach.

Our first-year income is modest by design. Gift Aid and a small group of committed supporters get us to that first cohort.

Our approach

Two charities, one promise.

A UK home gives donors confidence and unlocks Gift Aid; a Pakistan partner delivers with local knowledge. Each does what it is best placed to do.

UK

The UK Fund raises & oversees

Registered in England & Wales as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. It raises funds, claims Gift Aid, and grants money onward under strict controls. It does not buy or hold property abroad.

PK

The Pakistan partner delivers

A sister organisation registers locally, holds the lease in its own name, employs a local teacher, and runs the day-to-day — reporting back on every stage.

Accountability

Built for scrutiny, not around it.

Sending money overseas to support children carries real responsibility. We've written our safeguards into the charity's own rules, not just its intentions.

Money moves in stages

Larger overseas transfers need a full trustee meeting; refurbishment is paid against invoices and photos, never as a lump sum upfront.

An independent voice

The founding board is family. We've committed in our constitution to recruit at least one independent trustee, and to keep that balance under review.

We report on children, not just cash

Our annual report states how many children were supported and confirms funds were used as agreed.

Aa'la Rajput · Founder & Manager (unpaid)
Ataa Rajput · Trustee
Sharmeen Rajput · Trustee
+ Independent trustee — recruiting

Questions

Things people ask us.

Not yet. Our application to register as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation is with the Charity Commission for England & Wales. We will publish our charity number as soon as it is issued, and we cannot accept donations until then.

Every overseas grant is approved against a written budget and paid in stages as work is evidenced by invoices and photographs. Our annual report sets out how funds were spent and how many children were supported.

If you pay UK tax, Gift Aid lets us reclaim 25p from HMRC for every £1 you donate, at no extra cost to you — so your gift goes further.

A sister organisation registered locally in Pakistan. It holds any lease in its own name and employs a local teacher. The UK Fund grants money to it under a written agreement and does not operate directly overseas.

Safeguarding is central to working with children. Our partner follows agreed safeguarding standards, and trustees review them. A full safeguarding policy is being adopted alongside registration.

Get in touch

We'd love to hear from you.

Questions, partnership ideas, or want to support the first cohort? Send a note and we'll reply.

This demo opens your email app — no data is stored or sent automatically.

Email

hello@shahidafund.org

Based in

United Kingdom · delivering in Pakistan

Contact details shown are illustrative for this demonstration.