READ Foundation | |
Formation: | 1994 |
Type: | Nonprofit organization |
Purpose: | To address the dire need for education and literacy in Pakistan |
Headquarters: | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Region Served: | Azad Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
Website: | Official Website, UK Website |
The Rural Education and Development (READ) Foundation is a non-profit educational network in North Pakistan.
It runs a network of 390 schools across Pakistan (Sialkot, Jhelum, Gujrat, Kharian), Azad Kashmir (All Districts), Murree, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the outskirts of Islamabad/Rawalpindi. It has 5948 teachers and serves 112,006 children including 11341 orphans.[1] [2]