Impact
Growing stronger every year
Together with the Al-Kisa Education System, we are transforming schools across India, Pakistan and Africa.
Our impact since 2017 · Updated October 2026
- 80Schools Transformed
- 22,635Students Served
- 1,390Teachers Trained
- 300Leaders Coached
By the numbers
Our growth
Our running totals since 2017 have each grown by about half compared with a year ago.
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Students served
51% since last year
15,000As of
2025–2622,635As of
2026–27 -
Schools transformed
48% since last year
54As of
2025–2680As of
2026–27 -
Teachers trained
54% since last year
900As of
2025–261,390As of
2026–27
As of 2025–26As of 2026–27
Show as a table
| Total since 2017 | As of 2025–26 | As of 2026–27 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students served | 15,000 | 22,635 | +51% |
| Schools transformed | 54 | 80 | +48% |
| Teachers trained | 900 | 1,390 | +54% |
Our strategy
Uplifting schools and imparting quality education across India, Pakistan and Africa.
- Short term: build regional school ecosystems.
- Medium term: develop local academic leadership, with 300 school leaders in coaching today.
- Long term: develop lighthouse schools that lift up the schools around them.
Our work spans school infrastructure, AKES school transformation programs, and STEM projects, school ecosystem development and higher education.
See the impact up close
Stories from the schools and programs your support makes possible.
AHMS School
A new school building, built by the whole village, and enrollment up 300–400% in two years.
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Taha School
Quality education for under-privileged families, with better facilities and trained teachers.
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MAHM School
Building capacity and working toward accreditation up to tenth grade.
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Project Buniyaad
Teaching at the Right Level and hands-on labs that help students catch up and go further.
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Innovation Challenge
Twenty schools pitched ideas to solve their own challenges, from libraries to wellbeing.
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School Enhancements
Classrooms, buildings and facilities improved across Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Delhi.
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