Break the Cycle of Poverty
Our Mission is to break the cycle of poverty by providing financial support for educational needs of underprivileged children.
Students to Date in Our Sponsorship Program
Active Afghan Students
Students to Date in our Digital Literacy (Savad-D) Program
Students to Date in Our Beyond Education Program
Our Programs
Student Sponsorship Program
Transform a life with $50 a month!
KCIS provides financial support to students who due to the financial circumstances of their families do not have access to education or are at the risk of dropping out.
We believe education is multifaceted and have a holistic approach to education. Our services include:
- Scholarship
- Books, school supplies, and equipment relevant to their fields of study
- Social work services, medical and psychological referrals
- Nowruz and Back to School gifts
Schools for Afghan Students
A safe haven for Afghan refugees and immigrants!
KCIS has supported the Farhang School for Afghan Students for years, cultivating an inclusive environment to nurture one of the most marginalized communities in the country: Afghan immigrants and refugees.
The number of students at this school grew organically from 70 to more than 1300 in 2023. In 2022 KCIS acquired the first school building dedicated to Afghan students in the outskirts of Tehran. The school is named Farhang-Amin and serves an additional 500 boys and girls in multiple shifts.
Our support includes, but is not limited to:
- Tuition
- Books and school supplies
- Social work services
- Special educational and cultural events
Digital Literacy Program
$100, one tablet, tens of students!
The Digital Literacy program (Savad-Digital) is designed and developed to eradicate illiteracy in Persian-speaking countries, especially for children in the most remote and underserved regions of Iran, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan.
This program is a localized version of the OneCourse program by OneBillion, with proven success results in Africa.
With this app, children learn reading, writing and numeration in 12 to 18 months, through intuitive learning, without the need for a teacher.
Target group in this program include:
- Children without access to school and education
- Children with special needs and differently abled children
- Bilingual children and immigrants, who don’t speak Persian until starting school, often struggling with proper reading skills by age 10
- Any individual who have not attended school in time and have aged out of their grade level
Beyond Education
Creating community based opportunities!
KCIS aims to enhance educational resources in communities where access is limited, providing opportunities beyond the limits of conventional schooling.
Various programs are created through partnerships with renowned organizations in the world of education and through our in-house efforts to bridge the education gap in remote and underserved communities.
Our programs include:
- Read with Me libraries: in collaboration with the Institute for Research on the History of Children’s Literature (IRHCL)
- Tech Wonderlands: computer centers to teach digital literacy to students in areas where computers are a rare commodity
- KarYar Program: in collaboration with KarYar College, we aim to teach coding and web design to older teens and college students with the goal of placing them in the job market.
Jila’s Dream
In tribute to Jila Kashef’s passion for education and her impactful legacy, KCIS’s latest initiative is born: “Jila’s Dream”. As the founder and former president and CEO of KCIS, Jila’s legacy is deeply imprinted in our organization’s DNA. This program is a beacon of hope for college students facing financial hurdles, particularly those faced with high living expenses in large cities.
Through “Jila’s Dream” KCIS seeks to create a future where financial barriers do not impede the academic aspirations of deserving students. This program aims to:
- Remove the unnecessary financial burdens
- Provide essential support to deserving students
- Inspire the future generation to break the barriers
- Serve as a model for future philantropsits
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Our Partners
Thanks to the generous support of our partners, we can create opportunities for children in underserved areas and empower them to reach their potential. Join our community in making the world a better place, one child at a time.
News & Announcements
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