Eid as a Practice of Leadership: How We Turned Celebration into Community Power For many of us, Eid is remembered as a moment of joy; a day shaped by new clothes, shared meals, and celebration with loved ones. But we also know that for many children from under resourced communities, Eid can quietly reinforce the experience of exclusion. This year, through our Eid Gift Project,…
Learning to Lead Through Care: How Our Eid Gifts Project for Boys Turned Play Into Community Power At SFY, we often remind ourselves that leadership is learned where responsibility meets care. This Eid, our Eid Gifts at Al Islah Center for Orphans Mardan offered us a clear reminder of what that looks like in practice. On 11 March 2026, in partnership with the Beaconhouse School…
Ramadan Drive | Ration Project: When Compassion Learns to Organize This Ramadan, SFY’s Ration Drive in Mardan set a simple, measurable goal; and treated it like a leadership lab. Over ten days, SFY leaders identified 18 underresourced families and delivered dignity first ration packages across localities including Charsadda Chowk, Fatima Road, Baghdada, Muqam Chowk, and Pakistan Chowk. The team, Armaghan,…
Ramadan as a School of Power: How Young Leaders Are Rewriting What Service Means in Pakistan “When we first came, we didn’t know anyone,” said Jaskaran Malhotra in Mardan. “We were guided with such kindness… We sat in mixed groups, Sikh with Muslim, Hindu with Christian, and had open conversations. Each of us shared our struggles. Then we formed a…