Iqra translates to "read" from Arabic.
Iqra Fund operates in remote villages in Pakistan and Morocco, providing opportunities for women and children to improve their quality of life through education.
Why We Serve Women and Children:
IF a mother’s child can go to preschool…
…she will be more intellectually and emotionally prepared for primary school and she will increase her chances of studying past the 5th grade.
IF her now hopeful, bright young girl is provided with the opportunity to continue her education past the 5th grade…
…she can improve the quality of life in her community through one day serving as a nurse, midwife or a teacher. She will also raise a smaller, more educated, and healthier family.
IF her mother learns how to read and write…
…she can proudly help her children with their homework. She will also have fewer children and will raise a more educated, and healthier family.
IF the community in which they live has a library…
…members of the community will independently hold the power of knowledge and be further inspired by holding their own access to it.
IF girls and women are given an education at any stage in life…
…they can change the world, starting with their home communities in remote mountainous villages in Morocco, Pakistan, or Afghanistan.
And IF we are given the opportunity to work to improve the quality of their lives…
…then through programs devoted to education and sustainable participatory practices, we can dedicate that change for future generations.
