ECS students at morning assembly
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Education is a basic human right

Founded with a vision to make quality education accessible to underserved communities.

In the remote deserts of Sindh, 1,500+ children now learn for free — with books, transport, and teachers who refuse to give up on them.

100% Free · 5 Schools · 1,500+ Children · Since 2016

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Years of Impact

The reality

They can't always find clean water. But now they can find a classroom.

In the villages of Naro, Thar and Khairpur, the desert stretches for miles. Families here face a heartbreaking choice every day — survival, or school. For generations, school always lost. Educators Community Schools exists to end that choice. We believe a child's future should never be decided by the accident of where they were born.

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Children reading in an ECS classroom

What we give, free

Everything a child needs. None of the cost.

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Free Education

Advanced curriculum, high expectations, zero fees. Every child, every book, every day.

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Free Transport

Buses that cross the desert so no child walks miles under the sun to reach a classroom.

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Free Stationery & Books

For many, the first book they have ever owned.

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A Place to Belong

Safe, joyful classrooms where children are welcomed, seen, and believed in.

ECS founder and team in Thar with students heading to school
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A school bus crossing the dunes

A day in a child's life

Before the sun is high, they are already on their way to learn.

For an ECS child, the day begins with a bus crossing the sand — not a long walk under a punishing sun. It ends with a schoolbag full of books that are theirs to keep. In between: a warm classroom, clean water, a teacher who knows their name, and lessons that tell them, again and again, that they matter.

Bus arrivesMorning in classTheir own booksClean water & warmthHome with new dreams

Our values

What we teach, we live by.

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Integrity

We are trustworthy, ethical and led by example.

Respect

We are courteous, polite and kind towards others.

Responsibility

We are accountable for our actions. We admit our mistakes and plan corrections.

Shakeel Abbas Qazi, ECS Founder

Our founder

Educators Community Schools was founded by Shakeel Abbas Qazi.

An educator with 20+ years of experience who chose to bring the very best of education — completely free — to the children of the desert.

"Every school I built before was practice. Educators Community Schools is the purpose."
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Our schools

Five campuses. One promise.

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Muhammad Murad Chandio
Muhammad Murad Chandio
Naro–Thar · Est. before 2018
400+ students
Qirdard Sathio
Qirdard Sathio
Naro–Thar · Est. before 2018
300+ students
Ameen Mullo
Ameen Mullo
Naro–Thar · Est. before 2018
400+ students
Luck Shreef
Luck Shreef
Naro–Thar · Est. before 2018
200+ students
Budhal Bhatti
Budhal Bhatti
Naro–Thar · Est. before 2018
200+ students

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