Updates, stories and fundraising news
News and stories
A tribute to M. Rasheed Khan Sahib: a guiding light for education
We remember M. Rasheed Khan, known to many as M. R. Khan Sahib, a founding trustee of the Kashmir Education Foundation who championed education for girls and boys.
Ramadan 2025: give Sadaqah Jariyah every month
Ramadan Mubarak. This Ramadan, set up a monthly gift as Sadaqah Jariyah and support schools and teacher training all year round.
Sadaqah Jariyah: a gift that keeps teaching
What Sadaqah Jariyah means, why education is a natural home for it, and how supporting schools and teacher training keeps on giving.
Stepping over the edge for education
On 15 October 2022 we stepped over the edge of the ArcelorMittal Orbit in London, abseiling 80 metres to raise funds for girls’ education.
A chance reunion at the finish line
At the end of our first London to Cambridge bike ride, trustee Nick O’Sullivan met a former pupil he had taught at Valentines High School, a story reported by the Ilford Recorder.
London to Cambridge bike ride: a journey for education
On 29 May 2022 trustee Nick O’Sullivan, his daughter and a friend cycled about 53 miles from Stratford to Cambridge Central Mosque, raising nearly £5,000 for education.
Why teacher training is the multiplier
On World Teachers’ Day, why one well-trained teacher reaches generations of pupils, and how the Joan Atkinson College of Teacher Education trains women.
English and access to opportunity in Pakistan
Why confident English opens doors to further study, scholarships and online learning for young people in Pakistan, and how KEF’s schools approach it.
Inequality in education: giving girls a brighter future
On International Day of the Girl, what a 2018 Human Rights Watch report found about girls’ schooling in Pakistan, and how KEF’s schools respond.