Kin Magazine

Welcome to Kin!

I’m grateful for this opportunity to share what your support means because it may be far more than you realise.  

Here in Pakistan, as many as one child in three, who is of school-age, is not in education. As you’ll discover on page four, children like Sohail, who have disabilities, are regularly turned away from schools. It’s wrong and, in Kin, you can find out how you are helping to unlock education for children facing discrimination and social stigma. With your support, volunteers like Khadija can invite out-of-school children to begin an exciting journey of learning at a VSO centre. It’s a place where they are welcome, they belong and they can succeed. 

Real change starts with people who choose to act, and your gifts make the work of volunteers like Khadija possible. Right now, people around the world are living in broken, fractured societies. Volunteers bring communities together to find hope, overturn injustice and build a fairer future.  When a child like Sohail goes to school, their life changes –I’ve seen it. A child who thought an education was impossible begins to believe. As they learn to read, write and count, possibilities open up. They have a chance to realise their dreams and, as they do so, their society changes for the better. 

As we mark the UN’s International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development 2026, please show your support. By donating today, you can spark lasting change in communities around the world. 

Seher Afsheen

Project Implementation Lead, Pakistan