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The latest from our Learning Centers and SKF events.

15 October 2026

How to sponsor a child’s education in Pakistan: a donor’s guide

What sponsoring a child's education in Pakistan costs, what to check before you give, and how to make your gift tax-deductible in…

15 October 2026

Out-of-school children in Pakistan: the facts

Around 25 million children in Pakistan are out of school, the second-highest number in the world. The figures, where it is worst,…

15 October 2026

Where your donation goes: how SKF spends every dollar

A plain breakdown of how Street Kids Funds spent $13,358.85 on its Pakistan programs in 2023, from teacher salaries to hygiene kits.

SKF Rising Star Scholar Zahoor in his Cadet College uniform
15 April 2025

From the Multan Learning Center to a Cadet College

One of SKF's first Rising Star scholars begins grade 8 at a Cadet College.

2 September 2024

Our second Learning Center opens in Peshawar, for girls

The girls-only Peshawar Learning Center gives out-of-school girls a place to learn.

15 June 2024

Two Rising Stars ranked among Pakistan’s best in the Kangaroo contests

Hoor ul Ain placed 27th in Pakistan in English and Kamran 18th in Mathematics.

Children at the SKF Multan Learning Center, March 2024 (photo 12)
29 March 2024

Nearly 90 supporters at our first Donor Appreciation Iftar

Despite cold, rainy weather, supporters gathered in Los Altos Hills to hear how their gifts are changing lives.

Children at the SKF Multan Learning Center, December 2023 (photo 16)
15 December 2023

Eleven new Rising Stars: our largest cohort yet

Cohort 5 brings the number of SKF students who moved into regular schools to 23.

Children at the SKF Multan Learning Center, June 2023 (photo 7)
19 July 2023

Six SKF students build robots at a summer camp

Four girls and two boys spent a month at COBOT Lab learning how robots work, and appeared on local TV.

6 March 2023

SKF is now registered in Pakistan as Street Kids Rising Scholar Foundation

After two and a half years of work, SECP incorporates SKF's Pakistan organization, allowing local fundraising and expansion.

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