Continuing Malala's Dream - Educating Pakistan

Fatima Memorial Hospital’s community schools have served underprivileged children since 1985 across Lahore’s peri-urban areas (3 formal and 27 informal schools). Girls currently make up only 35% of enrolled students. With your help, we are working to reach 50% girls’ enrollment—and build the pathway to lasting, intergenerational change through education.

Pakistan faces one of the world’s largest education gaps: an estimated 22.84 million children are out of school. In primary to higher-secondary, 49% of girls are out of school compared to 40% of boys. Public education spending hovers near 2.4% of GDP, well below stated commitments—leaving families in low-income communities to shoulder costs and cultural barriers that keep girls at home.

• Keeping girls in school: Sponsorships cover essentials such as uniforms and course books, easing financial pressure on families.
• Quality learning environments: Support for teacher development, classroom furniture, and learning materials.
• Community engagement: Parent outreach that addresses norms and champions the value of educating daughters.

Through the NUR Community Outreach Program (NUR Foundation / Fatima Memorial System), the Adopt-A-Student initiative supports children from Montessori through graduation. Typical sponsorships help fund tuition support, books & stationery, uniforms (including sweaters), school bags, and shoes—removing the practical barriers that keep girls out of classrooms.

• Grow girls’ participation in our schools from 35% to 50% in the near term.
• Contribute to a wider goal of raising girls’ literacy from 48% toward 80%.
• Unlock the multiplier effect: educated girls become educated mothers who improve family health, reduce child mortality, and elevate local economies.

• Make a gift to close the remaining gap and keep girls learning.
• Start a fundraiser—rally friends and colleagues to sponsor a cohort of girls.
• Become a recurring donor to provide steady support for uniforms, books, and teacher time all year.

Thank you for championing girls’ education and for standing with the Fatima Memorial community schools. Your generosity is rewriting futures—one classroom at a time.