The Lighthouse, a non-profit organization formed under the
Beaconhouse Group has recently been launched, aimed towards providing a loving
home for orphans to nurture them into empowered and confident individuals. This
project was initiated by Amina Wattoo Kasuri, Founder and Executive Director at
The Lighthouse, and Project Director at Concordia Colleges in Pakistan.
Located near the Srinagar Highway in Islamabad, The Lighthouse is
a boarding and education facility for orphaned and less privileged children to
provide them with a home that will ensure that they receive quality education,
necessary life skills, and other emotional and developmental support without
discrimination.
As stated by Amina Wattoo
Kasuri, Founder at The Lighthouse, “We have over the years worked tirelessly
towards the development and uplifting of deserving members of our society. The
Lighthouse is an extension of our efforts, and has been a dream of many years.
Our vision is to invest in children’s lives today in order to transform their
future, while we work to create a safe and stimulating environment where they receive
adequate nutrition and are healthy, and are given ample support for their
education.”
“Positive changes
inevitably take time, but we are committed to improving the lives of
disadvantaged children for the long haul. As our name suggests, we aim to be
the guiding light that safely leads children towards a secure future,” she
expressed.
The orphanage provides free lodging to children, as well as free
education at The Educators, a chain of schools by Beaconhouse. The resident
children at The Lighthouse will also be given necessary medical services and
treatments, transportation facilities to educational and recreational
institutions, nutritious meals, financial support to facilitate their marriages
once they are of appropriate age, and support and guidance from trained and
dedicated staff.
The Lighthouse is a project established under the
Mahmud Ali Kasuri (MAK) Welfare Trust, an independent non-profit organisation
working towards uplifting the less privileged sector of society. The Trust and
its key donors, Beaconhouse, the Kasuri
family, and Beaconhouse employees, have consistently responded with meaningful contributions during national crises, including
the 2005 earthquake that devastated the northern
areas of Pakistan, the IDP crisis of 2009, the massive flooding of 2010 and
2014 and the Covid-19 crisis engulfing the country in 2020.
Details about the
orphanage and donations can be found at www.thelighthouse.com.pk.
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