In 2023, Friends of Forman raised $77,000 on Giving Tuesday—thanks in part to a generous triple matching grant. This amount funded 28 full annual scholarships to students in need at Forman Christian College in Lahore, Pakistan.
Contribute Your Part on Giving Tuesday
This year, we’re aiming even higher.
With your support, we plan to raise more than $84,000 on Giving Tuesday. If we reach this goal, it would fully cover 30 scholarships for students who wouldn’t otherwise have the same educational opportunities.
Just like last year, we’re excited to share that we’ve secured funding to triple-match all gifts. That means if you make a $100 donation, it’ll count as $300 given to students. If 280 generous people give an average of $100, we’ll meet our goal!
Friends of Forman funds about 280 scholarships each year. So, funding 30 scholarships would constitute more than 10% of our annual fundraising—in a single day!
Who Are These Scholarships Going to Help?
These scholarships will help students in rural areas of Pakistan. These students couldn’t otherwise seek an education—for financial and cultural reasons. Many of the scholarship students are women and Christians who are often disenfranchised by the mainstream Pakistani culture.
Take Multazim, for example. She is an ambitious young woman who couldn’t have pursued her dreams of helping others as a doctor without financial aid. Multazim and many FCCU students like her depend on the generosity of others to open the door to a better future.
“It’s said that educating a woman is equal to educating a generation,” says Multazim. “If that’s the case, then you’ve educated a nation. Through your generosity, I will become a philanthropist like you to continue your legacy of educating the generations.”
Thus empowered by education, these students then have chance to improve their families and communities. They do this in part by inspiring other young people like them by showing that a better future is possible through an education.
What is Giving Tuesday?
This year, Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024.
Since its start in 2012, Giving Tuesday has become a “movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world.” Nonprofit organizations globally use this opportunity on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving to encourage generosity and build brand awareness.
But you don’t have to wait until Giving Tuesday to start giving. You can make your donation online here and help us reach our goal of funding 30 scholarships.
Thank you for giving the gift of education to those who need it most.