Stories from the field
Eid Gifts!
COMMUNITY STANDS WITH BRIGHTER TOMORROW THROUGH HARD TIMES Pakistan is on the verge of bankruptcy, has […]
Sunday April 30, 2023
Pashmina’s Story: From a Rural Home to An Urban Nightmare
12-year-old Pashmina is small for her age, with a fair complexion, black hair and deep brown […]
Thursday April 27, 2023
Deteriorating Economic Conditions Mean Hard Times for Child Laborers
Shafat, a child scavenger in the city garbage dumps, also goes from door to door to […]
Sunday March 19, 2023
Children’s Lives Put at Risk From Increase in Terrorist Violence
The deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan is creating new dangers for child laborers, especially […]
Sunday March 12, 2023
Opening Doors to Afghan Girls
Unprecedented hard times due to international sanctions are forcing the Afghans to cross over into Pakistan, […]
Thursday February 2, 2023
New Year Treat
Last year a search for options for a promised outing resulted in our students’ choosing to […]
Tuesday January 31, 2023
School Bags Make Them Happy
When we started Brighter Tomorrow we never thought that girls would join the boys section, or […]
Thursday September 15, 2022
Empathic Listening Leads to Rooftop Cricket
Brighter Tomorrow believes in and promotes the culture of empathetic listening. Not only do the teachers […]
Saturday September 10, 2022
The Mayor visits and applauds Brighter Tomorrow
May 18, 2022 was a very special day in the lives of the children of Brighter […]
Monday July 25, 2022
Safe Drinking Water
For those who take for granted availability of safe drinking water it will come as a […]
Thursday June 23, 2022
Art for Fun and Crucial Skills
In the west and among the well-off families in Pakistan children are encouraged to draw to […]
Monday June 20, 2022
Encouraging Self Expression through Art
At Brighter Tomorrow we encourage a child’s self-expression through process-oriented art. These children are often punished […]
Monday June 6, 2022
Eid is a Special day for all, but more for Children
Eid is an occasion where everyone gets to wear new dresses, shoes, receive money from elders […]
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Brighter Tomorrow: Giving Choices and Granting wishes
The children leave their homes at dawn and return at dusk. All day long they work […]
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Mr. Israr – Mentor at Brighter Tomorrow
Hafiz Israr Afridi grew up in Bara village, in the district Khyber of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His […]
Tuesday May 10, 2022
The First Wish Of The Girls Granted
Thanks to the tireless efforts of Mr. Aamir, Hafiz Israr & Ms. Sumbal Noor, the magnificent […]
Sunday May 1, 2022
The Girls of Brighter Tomorrow
COVID-19 is the last nail in the economy of Peshawar, Pakistan. It has forced hundreds and […]
Sunday May 1, 2022
A Picture is Worth a 1000 Words
After the first recreational trip, by brighter tomorrow, the children drew these drawings/sketches to treasure the […]
Saturday April 23, 2022
The Children Will Wear New Clothes This Eid
Brighter Tomorrow owes its success to the tireless efforts of Mr. Amir and Hafiz Israr, our […]
Saturday April 23, 2022
Interview of Mr. Amir
“My wealth is education and I must distribute my wealth among those in need.” Mr. Amir […]
Thursday April 7, 2022
Granting Wishes, Making Dreams
It is Friday, the 11th of February, a very special day in the lives of the children […]
Saturday April 2, 2022
Choosing a Park
News that the Brighter Tomorrow children were searching for options for their promised outing spread to […]
Saturday March 5, 2022
Children Without Dreams
Hafsa is a medical student whose passion is art. Over the years, she has designed classrooms […]
Monday February 7, 2022
A Day in the Life of a Child Laborer
Let us meet Naveed, he is among the thousands of child laborers who were robbed of […]
Friday January 7, 2022
A Sad Role Reversal
When COVID-19 hit Peshawar, Pakistan, many businesses closed. People working in places ranging from small road […]
Wednesday January 5, 2022
A glimpse into the community where Brighter Tomorrow is bringing change
Gul Bibi is 35 years old. She got married when she was 15 while her husband […]
Saturday November 20, 2021
Why Would a Family Put a Child to Work?
The city center is the spot from where people hire laborers. The skilled and semiskilled sit […]
Thursday October 7, 2021
Bright Lights at Work Cause Pain. But Khalid Dreams of a Safer Tomorrow
Last year, the closure of schools and the economic crisis caused by COVID forced 9-year-old Khalid’s […]
Thursday September 30, 2021
Young Hands on Old Tools
Asad, age 7, has been working for the past year at a machine shop where he […]
Thursday September 30, 2021
