Empowering girls through education. A tribute to fifty years of dedicated service.
Mrs. Zarina Shamim dedicated half a century to girls' education, creating a lasting impact on the community of Baghbanpura, Lahore.
Women Empowerment through Education! Vision of Zarina Shamim Scholarships Program is to support girls to attain quality education and enable them to become enlightened and empowered women.
The mission of the Zarina Shamim Scholarship Program is to promote women empowerment by enhancing the educational opportunities for deserving girls.
The underlying message of this scholarship program is to instill a collective spirit — to come together and help each other. It is expected from the recipients to continue this circle of support, if and when they are capable to do so, by helping one or more girls in completing their higher education.
The objectives of Zarina Shamim Scholarships Program are in line with the vision of Ala-ud-Din Academy, to provide opportunities to deserving girls for higher education. The scholarship program enables outgoing girls to:
Supporting girls to attain quality education and become empowered women
Instilling a culture of coming together and helping each other
Enabling outgoing girls to pursue higher education in their chosen fields
Creating productive members of family, community, and nation
Every year, ALDA holds a special scholarship distribution ceremony to honor and support deserving girls in their pursuit of higher education, continuing the legacy of Mrs. Zarina Shamim.
