The Kaghan Memorial Trust (KMT) is looking for individuals and organizations to sponsor the children studying at the Kaghan Memorial School (KMS). This school offers education, as well as daily lunches, school uniforms and healthcare, completely free of cost to the destitute children of the Kaghan Valley, and it covers the operational costs of the school through this “Sponsor A Child” programme.
Why should you support the Kaghan Memorial School?
The Kaghan Valley of Northern Pakistan is one of the most impoverished regions in the country, and the devastating earthquake that struck this region in October 2005 only exacerbated the already prevalent poverty. KMT was established in the aftermath of this disaster with the sole immediate purpose of establishing a school in the Kaghan Valley in order to support the long term sustainable development of the local community.
Opened on September 15, 2008 in memory of the children who lost their lives during the earthquake, the Kaghan Memorial School offers a high standard of education for its students; some of the poorest in the country. Before KMS opened, these children at best could have hoped for a basic government education that would have barely taught them how to read and write. They would be condemned to eventually enter into the semi-skilled or unskilled labour force of the country, struggling to earn enough to make ends meet. This is how their parents lived and the same was true for the parents of their parents. The Kaghan Memorial School is aimed at finally breaking the chronic cycle of poverty for the children of Kaghan and their families by offering its students a comprehensive modern education that will prepare them for the best universities in the country and even abroad. Following their graduation from the School in 14 years, KMT also plans to finance the higher education of those of its children who get admitted into college. The School and KMT are therefore taking ownership of the education of these children from Kindergarten right up to university level. This education will transform these boys and girls from one of the most backwards areas of Pakistan into productive individuals who can become agents for positive change and development for their families, their communities and their country.
Donors or sponsors contributing to a child’s education at the Kaghan Memorial School can rest assured that their money is going towards a well planned and long term programme that is focused on delivering real results in the form of meaningful education for its students.
How can you help?
You can support the education of one child studying at the Kaghan Memorial School by contributing US$ 500 annually. Sponsors are allocated a child and they receive his or her profile, bi-annual updates about the progress of the child, and correspondence from the child directly. Sponsors may also visit the school and meet their sponsored children when they like, provided that they give KMT at least two weeks notice in advance of such visits.
To become a child sponsor, you will need to fill out KMT’s Sponsor A Child pledge form, and send it to KMT along with the sponsorship amount. Pledge forms can be emailed to you upon request. These forms are also available online on our website. Payments may be made to KMT through cheque or wire transfer.
For further details or to request a Pledge form, please write to us at donor@kmt.org.pk or visit our website at www.kmt.org.pk
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