The Shanti Foundation is now 25 years old and its programs actively occupy more than 180 children, from kindergarden to the end of their studies. During all these years, the programs and sponsorships have changed but have always served to improve the children's skills as well as their professional and personal opportunities. Do the children who have participated in such programs really have a better chance to succeed? These two success stories are proof of that.

One of the first sponsored children is called Parveez. He lived with his parents in one of the poorest slums in the city. The Shanti Foundation gave him a chance which he seized in order to realize his dream. Parveez was sponsored throughout his school career. Today, as a doctor, he gives back the chance he had by treating the children of the Foundation free of charge once a month.

Fifteen years ago, Nivia lived with her mother and had no education. Her journey in the Foundation led her to the computer engineering school, which she is currently attending in her final year of University. She has already been offered several jobs. Special programs for women have been used to train her mother in administrative management, and she now works as a secretary. Their standard of living can now be described as comfortable, and they are now financially independent.

As everywhere else in the world, access to education does not guarantee success. It is the will, the pleasure of learning and the stamina of the children that are the basis of all success. We guarantee the poorest people a chance to learn, but the most deserving receive the most support.