In-Kind & Cash Donations
Winter Clothes Drive
In winter 2023, a clothes donation drive was conducted by Concordia Colleges in collaboration with Akhuwat Foundation aligning with Akhuwat’s mission to foster equality and compassion in society. Akhuwat, renowned for its impactful programmes such as the Akhuwat Clothes Bank (ACB), which has positively impacted over 10 million families by distributing over 5 million clothes and other essentials, spearheaded this initiative.
Donations were collected at various schools and organised before being sent to Akhuwat Foundation Collection Centers across Pakistan.
Ramzan Ration Distribution (Annual)
Since 2020, MAK has been distributing Ramzan rations to the support staff at Beaconhouse offices across Pakistan. The rations which include cash and in-kind donations valued at Rs 9.5 million.
Prime Minister’s Covid Relief Fund
The Kasuri family and the Mahmud Ali Kasuri (MAK) Welfare Trust pledged a combined Rs 60 million towards the COVID-19 crisis. Of this, the Trust and the Kasuri family contributed Rs 20 million each to alleviate the hardship faced by deserving individuals through a Rs 40 million fund, while a further Rs 20 million was contributed by the Trust to the Prime Minister’s COVID-19 Relief Fund.
The Rs 40 million fund was used to procure and distribute essential food items as ration packs to deserving individuals, mainly daily-wage workers. These ration packs included necessary food supplies to help sustain a family of 5 for approximately one month.
President’s Flood Relief Fund
Through the MAK Welfare Trust, Beaconhouse donated Rs 5 million to the President’s Flood Relief Fund in 2007. The donation was made to assist in the rehabilitation and relief efforts for people affected by the 2007 floods in various parts of the country.
Other Donations
MAK Trust donated an amount of Rs. 117.73 Million as a general donation to other charitable institutions including SOS Schools, SWAaT for Pakistan, Thar Schools for clean water, Govt Kolab Jial School for solar energy, Children’s Hospital Faisalabad, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Fountain House, and Akhuwat Islamic Finance. Total cash donations of Rs 211 million have been made as of March 2024.