Where the funds go

2019–2024 / 1398–1403Golestan Province / Aqqala County80,850,300 Toman$2,639 AUD1 Child Over a six-year period, the Yarra Foundation supported a student with a disability to continue their education. This support began…

Number of beneficiaries: 103 childrenDate: November 2024 / Azar 1403Location: Kanger Kola Village, Mazandaran Province, IranProject cost: 178 million tomans / AUD$3,955 To improve the quality of education, Yarra Foundation…

September 2024 / Mehr 1403Khuzestan / Ahvaz80 children$4,000 The project to equip two vocational training workshops at Vahdat Special School was successfully completed. After years of facing limited educational and…

With the support of the Yarra Foundation, a school uniform project was carried out for disadvantaged and orphaned students living in remote villages across Kurdistan Province and the outskirts of…

The stationery distribution project focuses on villages in some of the most disadvantaged areas of Sistan and Baluchestan Province — including Chanef, Nikshahr, Bent, and Mehrestan. Families in these regions…

Most Afghan children are deprived of preschool education due to their families’ poverty.This lack leads to numerous academic difficulties in grades one to three of primary school and results in…

August 2024 / Shahrivar 1403 Sayarak Toroq and Sar Pol Zahab – Sixth Year Over the past six years, the Yarra Foundation, in partnership with the Sayarak Toroq and Sar…

This project was implemented in collaboration with the Mehrgan Institute to support students in underprivileged and remote areas of Kermanshah Province. Target schools were identified through field assessments, on-site evaluations,…

The Pooyesh Children’s Support Association has been active since 2008 in villages on the outskirts of Tehran, with a strong focus on the continuous promotion of a reading culture—particularly improving…

Many rural and underprivileged urban areas suffer from a lack of internet coverage, mobile network, television access, and even computer systems.It appears that establishing distance learning centres can both familiarize…

After the 2024 flood in Sistan & Balochestan, schools in the affected areas needed support for reconstruction and to help children resume their education.Based on the needs assessment conducted in…

Soroush Exceptional School is responsible for educating children with physical disabilities who have normal intelligence, as well as students with multiple disabilities who, in addition to physical challenges, also face…

Books and educational tools play a vital role in improving the academic, psychological, and social well-being of children and teenagers in underprivileged areas. Some of their key positive impacts include: In this…

In a region where job opportunities are scarce and pathways for progress are limited, pursuing higher education is seen as a way out of poverty and inequality for these children.For…

In underprivileged areas, especially in Sistan & Baluchestan Province, it seems that young people face weaknesses in personal development (particularly in soft skills). They lack sufficient technical and specialized skills,…

Every year, a large number of student notebooks still contain many unused pages and are usually discarded. With a few simple and inexpensive machines, this paper can easily be recycled…

By replacing the school’s old and worn-out door with a new, beautiful, and standard one, the school environment will gain a more organized, pleasant, and professional appearance. This small but…

The Sayarak Torogh has been operating in the Torogh area of Mashhad since January 2020, and with the support of the Yara Foundation and the collaboration of 10 mentors, it…

Many remote villages in Iran only have elementary schools, and without transportation services to nearby cities for high school, many children in these areas are at risk of dropping out.…

November 2023 / Aban 1402Ghanii Abad Village / Rey CountyTehran Province150 million Toman$4,620Teacher Support – Pooyesh Child Support Association (Year 2)220 Children In this project, the Yarra Foundation supported educational…

Due to financial hardship, most families are unable to afford transportation costs to send their children to nearby cities for high school education. Additionally, due to the cultural poverty in…

August 2023 / Shahrivar 1402Villages around Babolkenar / Mazandaran Province16 Kids / 144 million Toman / $4,500 Sixteen students with special needs from disadvantaged villages were facing serious challenges in…

August 2023 / Shahrivar 1402Villages around Sanandaj / Kurdistan Province 207 Kids / 115 million Toman / $3,400 Children living in underprivileged and remote areas face numerous challenges caused by…

After the earthquake in Khoy, located in the West Azerbaijan Province, the primary focus has been on rebuilding the destroyed buildings and addressing the region’s basic needs. However, there has…

To prevent school dropouts and support academic continuity, transportation costs were provided for 21 female studentsfrom remote villages around Saqez, Kurdistan Province, enabling them to attend supplementary and summer classes regularly. This…

This project provided preschool education for 10 Afghan migrant children (5 girls and 5 boys) living in the suburbs of Isfahan. The classes aimed to prepare children for primary school by strengthening their basic…

This project supported funding for trainers at the Sayarak Toroq Child Support Centre, located in the slum area of Mashhad, Khorasan Province. The centre provides a safe educational and creative environment for over…

This project provided eyeglasses to 14 students of Besharat School in rural areas near Deyr, Bushehr Province.The initiative aimed to improve children’s learning experience and classroom participation by addressing visual…

To support equal educational opportunities for children from low-income families, this project provided essential stationery and schoolbooks for 52 students at Besharat School in Altimour Village.Many families in this region…

Lashar, recently elevated to county status, remains one of the most underprivileged regions in Sistan & Baluchestan. To promote educational development and creative growth among children, Yarra Foundation established library…

This project provided stationery, school bags, and textbooks to 250 students from underprivileged families living in rural areas around Sabzevar.Due to financial hardship, many children in these villages lacked access…

This project equipped the local school in Davoud Abad village with essential science laboratory materials to support hands-on learning across multiple grade levels.Before this initiative, students had limited access to…

This project provided daily school transportation for 18 students with special needs from several villages in the Babolkenar district of Babol, Mazandaran Province. These students come from low-income families who were unable to afford transportation…

This project renovated the old and unsafe electrical system of a school located in Zoor Abad, on the outskirts of Karaj. The building, more than 40 years old, had severely outdated wiring that created…

This project equipped a study hall for female high school students in the rural village of Arabzehi, located in the Dashtyari region of Sistan and Baluchestan Province. The goal was to provide a safe,…

This project renovated the bathroom facilities of Safa School in the village of Sallah Jin, located in Lordegan, Chahar Mahal & Bakhtiari Province. The school serves 123 girls and boys, and its previous sanitation facilities…

This project funded the salary of the library bookkeeper in the village of Kuran, supporting a small community library that serves 115 girls and boys. The bookkeeper ensured the library remained active, organized, and…

This project provided sports equipment for 200 boys in the flood-affected village of Gomishan in Golestan Province. Many families had lost their homes and livelihoods, leaving children with no access to recreation, support, or safe spaces.…

This large-scale project established 76 small libraries for rural and nomadic schools across the Sib & Suran region in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. These schools each serve fewer than 25 students and are located…

This project renovated and rebuilt the bathroom facilities of the village school in Arzat, located in Behshahr, Mazandaran Province. The school serves 10 girls and boys, and its previous sanitation facilities were old, unsafe,…

This project supported 1,000 children affected by the devastating floods in the cities of Pol-e Dokhtar and Mamulan in Lorestan Province. Many had lost their school supplies, books, clothing, and personal belongings due to the disaster.…

This project funded the organization of Konkoor (university entrance exam) summary conferences for 700 high school students across multiple cities in Sistan & Baluchestan Province. These conferences helped final-year students review core subjects, receive…

This project provided warm clothing to 170 disadvantaged students living in the villages surrounding Khoy, in West Azerbaijan Province. Many families in these cold, mountainous areas lacked the financial means to supply proper winter clothing…

This project equipped a children’s room within the Nooryab Community Library located in the village of Nooryab, Paweh, in Kermanshah Province. The space was prepared to serve 38 girls and boys, creating a welcoming environment dedicated…

This project provided occupational therapy services for 10 children with physical disabilities in the city of Garmsar, Semnan Province. The therapy program focused on improving mobility, coordination, independence, and daily-life functional skills for children facing…

This project delivered “Kooleh Ketab-e Vazineh” in collaboration with the Hami Foundation for 683 girls and boysliving in villages around Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province. Each Kooleh Ketab is a simple, portable backpack containing approximately 100–150 books for children and women…

This project supported the renovation and equipping of the village school in Tiran, located in North Khorasan Province, serving 20 girls and boys. By repairing school facilities and providing essential equipment, the project improved the…

This project created a village library in Rudbar-e Jonoub, located in Kerman Province, for 205 girls and boys. The new library provided children with access to age-appropriate books and reading resources, encouraging daily learning, literacy…

This project delivered educational workshops for local volunteer educators and therapeutic creative programs for children in the earthquake-affected city of Sarpol-e Zahab, Kermanshah Province. Approximately 20 educators participated in professional development workshops covering crisis psychology, creativity, puppet-making,…

This project distributed stationery kits to 300 disadvantaged girls and boys living in the villages of Kotij and Mohtaram Abad in Sistan & Baluchestan Province. Many families in these rural areas lacked the financial means to provide…

This project provided warm clothing for 71 disadvantaged girls and boys living in the villages of Ahmad-Fadaleh and Dareh Kaid, located near Dezful in Khuzestan Province. Many families in these areas lacked the resources to protect…

This project provided sewing machines and irons for a girls’ vocational high school located in the outskirts of Kermanshah City, supporting 44 female students studying clothing design and tailoring. By equipping the school with essential training tools,…