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A Summer of Hope

Bringing Education to the Gujjar Communities with Mobile Tent Schools As summer comes to a close, we want to shine a light on one of our most impactful programs—an

  • Kezia McNab
  • 2. 10. 2024

Evaluating Impact

Tracking Success and Ensuring Impact: How Shining Light Monitors and Assesses Our Village Programs At Shining Light, our commitment to improving education in

  • Kezia McNab
  • 14. 07. 2024

The Challenges to providing Education to Girls in Pakistan

Educating girls in Gujjar communities presents significant challenges, yet it is crucial for the future of these communities. The Gujjar people, residing in the

  • Kezia McNab
  • 2. 07. 2024

Kunis Women’s Sewing Center

After Kunis is a beautiful village nestled into the rugged mountains of Gilgit Baltistan. After the flooding that struck northern Pakistan in 2022, SLI began

  • Kezia McNab
  • 25. 01. 2024

Clean, Accessible Water for Kunis

After the disastrous flooding across Pakistan in 2022, Shining Light engaged in a series of Flood Relief programs. While distributing food, repair kits, and winter

  • Kezia McNab
  • 18. 12. 2023

Pakistani Youth Service Project

In the town of Gilgit, student leaders from Shining Light Academy and the Scholarship program are being raised up as the next generation of leaders in northern

  • Kezia McNab
  • 26. 09. 2023

Homes of Hope

In the summer of 2022, unprecedented rainfall caused catastrophic flooding and destruction throughout Pakistan. In addition to lives lost, the floods washed away

  • Kezia McNab
  • 8. 08. 2023

Olivia’s Pallette of Love

Olivia has always had a heart for those who are hurting. Since she was a toddler, she has noticed hungry people on the street and asked if they had a place to

  • Kezia McNab
  • 29. 05. 2023

Rural Village Sewing Centers – the Multiplication Effect

As hundreds of women were gaining new skills, starting businesses, and thriving after receiving Shining Light’s vocational skills training, it was evident that

  • Kezia McNab
  • 8. 05. 2023

New Desks and Classrooms for SLA

Right as we were all sending our children back to school last summer, all of YOU rallied behind the students at Shining Light Academy in the most incredible way.

  • Kezia McNab
  • 11. 04. 2023

110 Winter House Warming Kits Delivered

In the aftermath of the flooding in northern Pakistan, hundreds of families were left with their homes completely destroyed. Living in tents and temporary shelters,

  • Kezia McNab
  • 12. 02. 2023

SLI Delivers Food Relief during Flood Crisis

  • Kezia McNab
  • 12. 02. 2023

What’s in a Food Relief Package?

Since the flooding began in the summer of 2022, SLI was planning and preparing for the big question of “What can we do to help?” This is not the first time

  • Kezia McNab
  • 19. 10. 2022

Scholarship Students go to College

It has been our honor and privilege to walk with these students from Kindergarten all the way through their college education.  These are the young men and women

  • Kezia McNab
  • 27. 09. 2022

SLI’s Response to the Floods

The recent flooding throughout Pakistan is some of the worst the nation has seen in over a decade. The country is ravaged with destruction and officials are scrambling

  • Kezia McNab
  • 11. 09. 2022
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