Give a free book to a Pakistani child

Growing up, I would love to read. My imagination would deep dive into unlimited possibilities, new lands, new ways of thinking, and characters that became friends.  One could never be lonely or feel stuck in life, with books around.  

Today, all over the world, things are moving digitally. Even the poorest classes have smart phones.  But the children, especially rural children, usually still have the outdoors and their own imagination to play with.  

We want to give children in Sindh a book that is about a child similar to them, with dreams and hopes and who realizes these possibilities.  A storybook with illustrations, big text and words they can learn, enjoy and build upon.  One that will enhance their vocabulary as well as set them on a trajectory of whatever their heart desires.

This project is about literacy as well as enjoyment for the deserving children. Thank you for your generosity and support. We are still in the fundraising stage of this project.

The need for Pakistani folklore is a need to celebrate stories and histories across faith, inclusive of minorities, both visible and hidden. 

The stories we want to foster and publish are stories of the real Pakistan, which is home to diverse, free thinking individuals, not some singular point of view.

Stories of girls like Aliya, 14, who is gender fluid and wants to be open about not knowing where she fits in. 

Thank you for helping us in this dream of diversity and inclusion, all with heartfelt voice and expression of truth.

Stories that are unlike any before written or published in the nation, with a freedom to share one's truth.

Thank you for your support! 

Aliya (name changed), 6, had never read a book. One day, she noticed the roasted corn her father was snacking on was packaged in an upcycled old newspaper made into a pocket. She was fascinated by the letters she could see on the paper. She wished she could read.

Whether it's a Pakistani "Dick & Jane" equivalent or Early Reader book, a basic ABC reader is not easily accessible to the masses in Pakistan. Your contribution is facilitating this for children, changing forever their lives. 

Aliya is just one girl. One for whom your donation is making a difference. Thank you. 

Please spread the word and continue to give.

Giving a book to a child is about more the material possessions. It's about introducing and encouraging that child to read and opening her work to unlimited possibilities. The children waiting to receive have never opened a book in their life, and certainly not one all to themselves.

Through books, a child can visit faraway lands, go on adventures, learn about different cultures, and so much more. Whether this is Wonderland, Narnia, or places and parts of Pakistan, books open the eyes and mind to new ways of thinking. 

This project is about literacy as well as enjoyment for the deserving children. 

Thank you for your generosity and support. We are still in the fundraising stage of this project.

Thank you for supporting this project, a dream to give physical books to small children in Pakistan in today's virtual world with power outs and constant electricity challenges. Reading fuels a child's imagination in a powerful way, but too many children never get the chance to touch, read or experience an actual book, let alone own one.  

Thanks to you, we've started this journey as we fundraise to enable 5 unknown Children's books authors to get the chance to blossom and be trained for this.

There are three parts to this process. Educating girls. Educating their work. Publishing and circulating for free the published short story books to deserving masses. 

Giving a book opens up a destiny of possibilities to that child. Thank you for your help. Please spread the word and help us in this journey.