Surraya School System is a completely free school in Murad Memon Goth, Karachi. There is no admission fee and no monthly fee. 283 children are enrolled today, and around 2,000 children have passed through our classrooms since the Foundation began.
It is a project of Taaluq Foundation, and it exists for one reason: in this neighbourhood, the cost of schooling is the reason a child stops going.
What a child receives
Parents in Murad Memon Goth often tell us the fee was never the only barrier. A uniform, a pair of shoes and a bag of books can cost more than a month’s rent. So the school provides all of it:
- Teaching from Nursery to Class VIII
- Books and copies
- Uniform
- Shoes
- A cooked meal every school day
Nothing on that list is charged for, and nothing is conditional. A family does not have to prove anything to enrol a child.
The meal matters as much as the lesson
A hungry child does not learn. That is not a slogan — it is the reason the kitchen was built before anything else was improved. The daily meal is the quietest part of the school and the part parents mention first.
Across all its programmes the Foundation served more than 115,000 meals in one year, and school meals are the largest share of that.
Where it is, and when it opens
The school is at Murad Memon Goth, Karachi, and runs Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 1 pm. It is closed on Sunday.
Anyone is welcome to visit during school hours and see it for themselves. We would rather you came and looked than took our word for it.
The numbers, plainly
We publish what we can evidence and nothing else:
- 283 children enrolled today
- 2,000 children served since we began
- Nursery to Class VIII
- Zero admission fees, monthly fees or hidden costs
Taaluq Foundation is registered in Karachi (KAR No. 030 of 2016-17), is an FBR-approved non-profit, is certified by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, and publishes independently audited accounts. You can read them on our audit reports page.
How you can help
The school’s running cost is the same every month whether donations arrive or not. Regular giving is what keeps a classroom open, far more than a large one-off gift.
- Donate to the school — any amount, one-off or monthly
- Give your Zakat — reviewed by Alhamd Shariah Advisory Services
- Sponsor a child’s year, which covers books, uniform, shoes and meals
If you would like to see where your giving goes before you give, read more about the school on its programme page, or write to us at info@taaluqfoundation.org.
Surraya School System is part of Taaluq Foundation’s education work in Karachi. Follow the school on Facebook and Instagram.