Chak 96 R/B School
The school sits in the middle of the village and serves families living in very difficult circumstances. Close to 150 pupils study there.
Jaranwala School
Built with funds raised by the teachers, staff and students of Borgarholtsskóli in Iceland, the school serves several villages on the edge of the city.
The Jaranwala School lies on the outskirts of the city and serves several nearby villages and communities. Most of the children's parents and guardians work at brick kilns, in factories and on farms for very low wages. In most cases there is no job security, and when work is scarce many are left unemployed.
Many families borrow from their employers to meet the household's needs and go on living with a debt that keeps growing over time. The Jaranwala School wants to help change this pattern of life for the generations to come by providing the opportunity of a formal education.
The school was built with money raised by the teachers, staff and students of Borgarholtsskóli in Iceland. Over the years many pupils have graduated and now work as professionals in a variety of fields — all because of the generous contributions and support of sponsors in Iceland. Small gifts and grants help change lives.
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Jaranwala School
Testimonials
Voices from Pakistan
I come from a large family and my parents could not afford to send me and my four siblings to school. We lived not far from the school in Farooqabad, and after my parents learned that children could receive scholarships from generous people in Iceland to study there,...
Nazish
Nurse — Farooqabad School
After I finished elementary school in my village, the dream of continuing my education seemed unrealistic. I am one of seven siblings, and my parents' priority was meeting the daily needs of the household, not paying for our education. However bleak the outlook, I kept hoping that something...
Najma
Treasurer and master's student — Machike Boarding School
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