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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

  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 more than 1,000 children in troubled regions of Pakistan.

  • Shining Light Academy

    Creative learning in a warm and nurturing environment. the Shining Light Academy provides over 600 children with one of the best educations 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.

• 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

  A fully funded handicraft retail outlet is scheduled to open this year!

  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 550 women practical skills that raise their social status, provide income, and give women and their families a better future.

  • LifeStitch Manufacturing

    We’re working to make LifeStitch a platform for women to sell their work and provide for their families and communities.

  • 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 Gujjar 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

    We provide basic aid and shelter through natural disasters in the Gilgit area.

  • Rural Village Development Program

    We’re addressing the desperate educational and economic needs of the region’s most remote communities.