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• Children
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  “My life has been changed completely because of getting an education…I simply couldn’t study without the help of those who support Shining Light.”- Haroon

  1 The Shining Light Academy began in a small bedroom as an after-school tutoring program to help support a handful of children from impoverished and illiterate families. Today, some of those children are now university graduates

  Thanks to your support, 35 students attended school on scholarship. Additionally, 8 students received college scholarships.

  Because of your support and the hard work of Shining Light, 200 girls are the first females in their communities to ever receive an education.

  Children's Education

  Offering a brighter future through quality education, Shining Light provides high quality and affordable education to nearly 1,000 children in troubled regions of Pakistan.

  • Shining Light Academy

    Creative learning in a warm and nurturing environment - Shining Light Academy provides education to nearly 1,000 children in northern Pakistan.

  • Education Scholarships

    Education is not free in Pakistan. We’re working hard to make sure that even the most impoverished have the opportunity of an education.

  • Rural Village Schools

    Among many rugged mountain communities, illiteracy rates are greater than 90%. We're dedicated to providing education opportunities to even the most isolated children in northern Pakistan with 5 different schools serving nearly 500 children.

• Women
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  “This program has given me courage to do something for my poor family, and I started to work with my own hands by sewing clothes, making bed sheets.” - Anila

  Offering the opportunity for women to achieve their dream of reading and writing their national language.

  A 3rd training center was established in 2017 - a testament to the program's growing success.

  Empowering Women

  Providing greater opportunities through vocational skills training. We’ve taught more than 800 women practical skills that raise their social status, provide income, and give women and their families a better future.

  • Urdu Adult Literacy

    Empowering with training in Urdu.

  • Women’s Vocational Training Center

    We empower women through life skills training that bridge cultural divides and set women up for success.

• Community
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  “Before this, there weren’t any government agencies or any organizations here. No one one has worked for us like Shining Light and we are so thankful.”- Muhammad Mirza

  in the summer of 2010, heavy rains and extreme flooding caused the nation's most devastating natural disaster. As a response to the relief effort, Shining Light provided basic aid and more than 800 shelters to suffering families.

  160 and 40 women are learning to read and write in 7 different remote villages.

  Community Development Programs

  Meeting practical needs through short-term and sustainable projects. Through partnerships with local village leaders, SLI is able to help bring lasting change by providing education and basic necessities that help build these rural communities as a whole.

  • Disaster Relief

    During the most devastating natural disasters in northern Pakistan, SLI has been there. In 2010 extreme flooding caused thousands to be homeless and SLI provided more than 800 shelters to suffering families. During the Covid-19 pandemic, SLI provided a one month food supply package for 2,496 individuals, and during the most recent flooding of 2022 SLI jumped into action again providing immediate food relief, house warming kits to 110 families, and rebuild 24 homes across the rural villages of Gilgit-Baltistan. Today, we remain committed to meeting crucial needs when the unexpected happens.

  • Rural Village Development Program

    We support education and economic development by providing resources, materials, adult literacy courses, and support to both men and women in these rural communities.