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Education is the first step towards empowerment; it sets one free from ignorance, exploitation and poverty. The goal of JYOTI KIRAN is to make a positive contribution in the lives of children and to help to alleviate the problems associated with poverty.
This organization is dedicated to improving the lives of women and children who are at or below the poverty level.
Established in 2008 by local residents of Aligarh, India, this organization provides educational services, as well as skill training and income-generation programs.
PROGRAMMES UNDERTAKEN:
1. JYOTI KIRAN operates one school up to class X in Amir Nisha
2. Primary School upto Class V in Rathgawan in the outskirts of Aligarh. Arrangement of taking this school up to Class X is in hand.
3. Mobile Repair Technician Training
4. Patient Home Care
5. Tailoring and Embroidery
6. Cooking
Besides the above programmes, regular health, dental and eye check-ups are conducted for students.
Jyoti Kiran Foundation is sponsoring a FREE HEALTH CLINIC in the Maulana Azad Nagar Area.
With your support, JYOTI KIRAN can continue to help India’s poor break the cycle of poverty! This is a non-profit organization. We rely solely on the goodwill of volunteers and donations. 100% of its funding is used towards the cause. Your generosity is truly appreciated.
About the Founder - Mrs. Parveen Mukhtar
Born and raised in a small town, Sitapur, in the state of U.P., Mrs. Parveen Mukhtar graduated in 1970, with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Aligarh Muslim University. At that time, the Engineering field was for men only. She was the first Muslim girl to graduate from the university. Shortly after, she got married and moved to US where she worked as a Design Engineer. Returning to India seven years later, she took on the Director's position with a machine-building unit, which her husband had started.
In the year 2002, she left the company to pursue her own business venture exporting handicrafts. She had always been very fond of children and teaching was one profession she admired the most. Being a successful businesswoman and extremely satisfied with all the God's blessings bestowed upon her, she decided to work towards a cause very dear to her, and it shaped up as a Learning Center for the underprivileged.
She has now retired from all her businesses and devotes full time to provide her services, free of cost, wherever needed.