Our Purpose

Light A Lamp Foundation’s (LAL) mission is to provide underprivileged children in poor communities around the world with resources that improve their access to educational opportunities.

LAL's objective is to promote and encourage education by meeting the specific needs of each community it aims to serve. Recognizing that different communities have different needs, we begin any project by identifying and communicating with select local organizations and community members to better understand specific obstacles and challenges present at the local level. Working with local social service providers, LAL addresses those challenges by providing educational materials such as books, school supplies, desks, tables, teaching materials, tuition fees for continued education of impoverished children, as well as funds to build new or to improve existing educational facilities, as required.

Since many students have little or no access to the most basic needs that must be met before they can fully participate in school and take advantage of educational opportunities, LAL also undertakes projects that provide for school meals, clean drinking water, medical support and clothing.

LAL believes that individuals can make a profound difference by actively exercising their ability to create positive change. Therefore it is part of our mission to provide an avenue for other like-minded people to engage in the promotion of education amongst underprivileged children around the world.