Emergency Fund
Lebanon Is At a Breaking Point Since March 2026, violence has forced 1.3 million people from their homes. That is nearly a fifth of Lebanon’s entire population. Schools across the country have shut down, and many have been converted into overcrowded shelters. Families are going without food, clean water, and basic hygiene items. For children, […]
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
“It’s equally our field too.” Despite societal barriers, girls in Pakistan are proving they belong in STEM. Discover how young women in Kashmir are defying expectations and bridging community gaps with the help of targeted sponsorships.
Eid Gift
Spread joy this Eid Eid is a time of celebration with family and loved ones. It is also a time of giving, exchanging gifts with those you care about. However, for families living in poverty, it can be a reminder of the stress and difficulty of their circumstances. Sadly, many families are unable to afford […]
School Meals
Fuelling Bright Futures Without a proper meal, it can be impossible to learn and concentrate in school. Hunger takes away the energy they need, and the stress of if they will eat that day distracts their minds. Providing a child with breakfast ensures that children in crisis zones, such as Yemen, Lebanon and Gaza, have access […]
International Day of Education 2026
In the communities we support, education is more than classrooms, textbooks or certificates. It is also protection, inclusion, and stability. With young people under the age of 30 making up more than half of the global population, their lived experience is essential in shaping learning.
General Fund
Education Across Pakistan Pakistan has 22.8 million children out of school, the second highest globally. READ Foundation tackles this through building schools in remote villages, sponsoring orphans, running girls’ literacy programmes, supporting university students, and bringing mobile libraries to remote areas. Girls facing early marriage get safe classrooms. Orphans get to school and receive living […]
General Fund
Education That Returns Hope In Türkiye, many Syrian refugee children are growing up without safe learning spaces or opportunities to rebuild their futures. READ Foundation works with local partners to restore education where children have lost their childhood to conflict and displacement. We create safe environments where they can learn, recover, and grow. Our programmes […]
General Fund
Education Amid Urban Poverty Bangladesh runs two education crises. Dhaka’s slums house 1.4 million children working on the streets, exposed to exploitation and violence. Flood-prone regions isolate children from schools every year. READ Foundation addresses both. Drop-in Centres shelter and educate street children. School on a Boat reaches students in Kishoreganj through floating and land […]
General Fund
Learning Through Emergencies Lebanon faces overlapping crises. Economic collapse, political chaos, massive refugee population. Children can’t access school because of poverty, displacement, and trauma. When conflict hit in 2024, schools became shelters. READ Foundation adapted, bringing mobile schools to refugee camps and a Special Needs Hub to children with disabilities. When schools close, we find […]
General Fund
Empowering Yemen’s Children Yemen faces one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crises. Conflict, climate change, and economic collapse have disrupted education for millions. Yet children across Yemen remain determined to learn, despite educational barriers such as hunger and poverty. READ Foundation operates in 16 schools, reaching over 10,000 students with safe learning environments, daily […]
General Fund
Sadaqah That Keeps Giving Ramadan multiplies every good deed. But your Sadaqah keeps multiplying long after Eid. That’s what education does. A child learns to read, and it opens every door for them. They help their siblings with homework. They’re the first in their family to finish school, maybe university. They teach the next generation. […]
How Umer Rehman Found Hope Through READ’s Orphan Sponsorship Programme
Umer lost his father when he was very young. Now 16, see how he is building his future with READ Foundation.