| ACHIEVEMENTS | PAST PROJECTS |
2010 PKCF Workshop at Dr Naraghi’s School - Karaj
460 boys attend Dr Naraghi’s Vocational School for their theoretical studies and use the workshop funded by PKCF from 2003-2006 for courses in Practical Mechanics, Electrical and Welding. PKCF will continue to support the requirements of the workshop whenever the need arises.
2010 Daryeelka Maanka Burao, (Care of the Mind) Somaliland
A grant was made for the purchase of medication and training in mental health for local people in Burao, Northern Somalia.
2009-2010 Sick Children’s Trust – UK
In 2010 PKCF made a donation to the Sick Children’s Trust for the extension of Stevenson House ‘Home from Home’ at the Royal London Children’s Hospital in Whitechapel. In 2009 a donation was made to fund a play area in their new ‘Home from Home’ project in Leeds, where parents can stay with their sick children while they are receiving treatment and in 2008 PKCF made a donation to help with the building of a new floor for parents of sick children at their centre in Newcastle. www.sickchildrenstrust.org
2009-2010 Markaz Tebbi Koodakan (Children's Medical Centre) – Tehran
This Children’s Hospital with 400 beds was the pioneer for child care in the Middle East and was inaugurated in 1968 by Drs Ahari and Gharib. The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) which was funded by PKCF in 2009 is being used at full capacity and in 2010 PKCF purchased complete Dental Surgery equipment comprising of three Dental chairs, Treatment Units and fixtures and fittings. www.iranped.ir
2008-2010 Global Action Plan – UK
Global Action Plan offers a unique blend of creativity and environmental expertise to help actively cut carbon emissions. It runs the only environmental projects in the UK to be supported by the United Nations Environment Programme. Our donation went towards supporting their School & Community Programmes. They work with schools to improve energy usage and reduce waste sent to landfills. ‘Evergreen’ is a housing association project which engages disadvantaged groups in community environmental action. www.globalactionplan.org.uk
2008 and 2010 Wherever the Need
With funding by PKCF, Wherever the Need is working with the villagers of Ennanagaram in southern India to build community benefits through greater use of the new PKCF School, completed in 2009, beginning with evening classes for women and teenagers. PKCF's current funding will uplift the community so they become more 'income generation' self-sufficient. This will be achieved through micro-finance for women's groups, and training and equipment purchase to expand skills. Other peripheral structural activities are also taking place and once completed these combined improvements will have a powerful and long-lasting effect on the villagers' lives. www.wherevertheneed.org.uk
2002-2010 Cystic Fibrosis Trust – UK
PKCF makes an annual financial donation towards the discovery of an effective treatment for Cystic Fibrosis, one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases. www.cftrust.org.uk
2008-2009 Daheshpour Cancer Foundation
A grant was made for purchase of chemotherapy medication for treatment of children & young persons. www.behnamcharity.org.ir
2006–2009 American Friends of Le Kinkeliba, Senegal
Le Kinkeliba is a medical and educational organization operating in communities in rural Senegal, West Africa. PKCF funded the construction of a kindergarten for 300 children in the township of Sinthian, and thereafter the supply of furnishings and educational tools. The kindergarten was inaugurated on January 28th 2010. www.lekinkelibaus.org/
2009 Trinity Centre - UK
The Trinity Centre supports children, particularly those who have suffered trauma, abuse and neglect, as well as young refugees separated from their families in the process of fleeing violent conflict. It provides education, play, advice, advocacy and therapeutic care. Funding was made to support these vulnerable children. www.thetrinitycentre.org/
2009 Omid International
Omid International is a charitable organisation with the aim of relieving financial hardship of the poor living in the developing countries and the UK. Funding was made to this organisation sponsoring the children of the Dalit (India’s untouchables) www.omid.org.uk
2009 Kanoon Farhangi Hemayat Koodakan Kar/Koosha (Cultural Society for the Protection of Working Children – Tehran)
The aim of this institution is to remove children from the streets and to provide for their education and welfare. It also provides vocational training for their mothers, enabling them to obtain employment. Funds were donated to equip the kitchen and purchase classroom furniture and educational materials.
2009 Multiple Sclerosis Society - Iran
Funds were provided for the purchase of much needed wheelchairs. In 2002, a donation was made towards research and establishment of an essential database on this debilitating disease.
2008 LAFTI – India
A donation was made to LAFTI, which aims to raise the social status and acceptability of the Dalit Caste (Untouchables). LAFTI also helps villages to replace mud huts with brick housing, and runs hostels to house the children of Untouchables so they can attend school. www.lafti.net
2008 Children in Crisis - UK
The aim of Children in Crisis is to give children in some of the world’s poorest countries the educational opportunities they need to help transform their lives. A donation was made towards construction of a school for children in East Timor. www.childrenincrisis.org/
2008 Afghan Connection - UK
A grant was made to assist with a much needed school in Sang Boran located in the mountainous region of Baghlan Province. The school takes 2,000 boys aged 7-17. The boys have now moved in to the new school building (previously schooled in tents or outside in the open). PKCF funds have paid for three classrooms and necessary furnishing. www.afghanconnection.org/
2006 - 2008 Shariaty Centre - Tehran
PKCF provided annual financial support for the welfare and education of the young people who attend this centre for those suffering from Downs Syndrome.
2006-2008 Shriners Hospital - Los Angeles
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 paediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico providing specialized care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate. All services are provided at no charge. Annual donations are made to this Hospital that provides free specialized medical care to children. www.shrinershq.org/
2006-2008 UNHCR, ninemillion.org
Ninemillion.org is a UN Refugee Agency led campaign to raise funds for education and sport programs for refugee youth, many of whom are forced to spend years of their young lives away from home with little hope of returning. There are nine million such children around the world today. PKCF committed to providing assistance to this worthy campaign over the course of three years, with the aim of making sports and education available to the refugee children who would otherwise not have access to such facilities. To date, the Foundation has funded the construction and/or equipping of educational and vocational centres in refugee camps in Sudan and on the Thai/Myanmar border. www.ninemillion.org/
1998-2008 Crisis - UK
Crisis works to relieve the problem of homelessness in the UK and includes amongst its achievements the establishment of a shelter that aims to provide a safe house for abused women. The Foundation has supported Crisis's work since 2000 and each year provides a grant towards a specific, goal orientated project. www.crisis.org.uk/
2005- 2008 Bam Spinal Cord Injury Association (BSCIA) Bam
The Foundation worked in partnership with Targetfollow Group to construct and equip a commercial building which includes a netcafe and stationery shop. The facilities provide an opportunity for local disabled residents to gain independence and participate in the economic regeneration of the region. PKCF will continue to supervise the centre's progress and will provide support on an as-needed basis.
2005-2007 Chickenshed - UK
Chickenshed runs Children's and Youth Theatre workshops for 600 underprivileged and/or disabled children, education courses for over 100 students, community outreach projects and a network of satellite 'sheds' across the country. PKCF provided funding to this organization for three consecutive years, contributing to the continuation of their work to create a sense of 'inclusion' for many young people who otherwise had experienced marginalization from mainstream society. PKCF supported Chicken Shed for 3 years. www.chickenshed.org.uk
2003-2007 Mohebi School for 200 visually impaired boys - Tehran
The Foundation funded the purchase of Braille computers and equipment, refurbishment of the computer centre, and provided support for the employment of specialised teachers.
2007 F.R.O.D.O (Foundation for Relief of Disabled Orphans) - UK
A grant was made to assist this organization whose principal mission is the “transform the quality of life, provide hope and empower physically and mentally disabled orphans in developing countries”. http://www.frodokids.org/
2007 House of Ruth - Washington DC
A donation was approved for this organization whose mission is to assist women and children victimized by domestic violence. www.houseofruth.org
2007 Friends United Network (FUN) - UK
Fun works with adult volunteers who aim to befriend children from some of the most disadvantaged single-family parent homes in North London. www.friendsunitednetwork.org.uk/
2007 Heal Project - Zambia
PKCF, in a join venture with the Lombard Charitable Trust, has made a grant to this project in Zambia which runs a transit home for HIV infected children, as well as a school and learning centre for 200 orphans and vulnerable children.
2007 Institute for International Education - New York
The aim of the IIE is to promote closer educational relations between the people of the United States and those of other countries. Our donation was used towards strengthening cross cultural and social awareness through educational exchange programmes. www.iie.org/
2006-2007 The Persian Cultural Centre - Washington DC
Since its inception over 25 years ago, this centre has dedicated its efforts to the promotion of Persian Language and Arts amongst second generation Iranian-Americans. A donation was made towards the advancement of the study of Persian heritage & culture amongst the student population. www.persianculturalcentre.net/
2006 The Royal Marsden Cancer Campaign - UK
A donation was made to this organization that works to improve the treatment of cancer patients. www.royalmarsden.org/campaign
2005-2006 The Snowflake School for Autistic Children - London
Financial assistance was provided for the establishment of this school, specifically towards the renovation of the chosen site for the school's premises. www.snowflakeschool.org.uk
2005-2006 UMEED Project - Kashmir
As many as 5 million people were made homeless by the powerful earthquake that struck the northern area of Pakistan in October 2005. Funding was made available by PKCF to construct 15 houses in the disaster area, using earthquake resistant materials. www.umeedproject.org
2002-2006 Kids Company - UK
Kids Company is a charity offering practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable inner-city children and youth. Annual donations were made to support the ongoing work of the organization. www.kidsco.org.uk
2005 Mary House - Washington DC
A donation was made to Mary House, an organisation that provides transitional housing services, shelter and support programmes to homeless and struggling families. www.maryhouse.org
2005 Baby Buggy - New York
Baby Buggy is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing New York City's families in need with essential equipment, clothing, and products for their infants and young children. www.babybuggy.org
2004 Hope and Homes - Sudan
PKCF provided funding Hope & Homes for Children in Africa who have been affected by conflict, war or genocide. www.hopeandhomes.org/
2003 Daheshpour Cancer Foundation - Iran
The donation made by PKCF facilitated the furnishing of an operating theatre and the supply of surgical equipment.
2003 Afghan Relief and Rehabilitation - Afghanistan
The Foundation's donation provided necessary funding for the construction of a clinic and a sewing centre.
2003 NSPCC and Children 1st - England & Scotland
Donations were made to The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC), England and Children 1st, Scotland.
2002 Children's Educational Project – Afghanistan
PKCF supported UNICEF's special programme to return children to school in Afghanistan.
2002 Save the Children
A financial contribution was made to this organization that protects and advances the rights and living conditions of children around the world. www.savethechildren.org.uk
2002 Shahvali Cancer Hospital - Yazd
A donation from PKCF made possible the purchase of medical equipment urgently required by the ICU at Shahvali Cancer Hospital in Yazd.
2002 Ameneh Orphanage - Iran
A donation was made for refurbishment of the bathroom and locker facilities of the Ameneh Orphanage, a centre for abandoned babies.
2002 Weston Spirit - UK
PKCF supported the work of Weston Spirit, a voluntary organisation tackling issues of social exclusion in young people through personal development programmes.
2001 Self Employed Women's Association - Gujarat
PKCF's donation provided necessary assistance to women effected by the earthquake who wished to return to employment.
2001 Georgetown University - USA
A donation was made towards a fund established in memory of Lisa Joy Raines who was killed in the terrorist attacks of 9/11.
2000 Mozambique
PKCF contributed towards the repair of various children's orphanages damaged during devastating floods.
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2000 Yehudi Menuhin School
2000 Jaipur Limb Campaign
2000 Concern
2000 Oxfam
1999 Boys Orphanage - Turkey
A donation was made towards the repair of a boys' orphanage damaged in a major earthquake.
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1999 Yehudi Menuhin School
1999 NSPCC
1999 Police Dependents Trust
1999 Refugees in Slovenia
1999 Crisis
1998 Crisis UK
7th Tir orphanage - Iran