We are so happy to tell you that Amir, who has suffered from a severe kidney problem, has undergone a successful operation and is now feeling well and is without pain. The operation was made possible thanks to the generous contributions made by you, our dear Nikan sponsors.
Amir’s father who is a driver and who uses his own car to work, sold his car in order to contribute towards his son’s surgery. After paying for Amir’s treatment expenses, the Nikan Charity Foundation decided to buy a brand new car for Amir’s father, so that he could continue to support his...
The women of our country have many times proven that they are able to work hard. Although many of our life stories are full of sorrows, heavy burdens and unpredictability, we still manage our families with our heads held up high.
You would remember Maryam from Patavah, a determined young woman who received support from the Nikan Charity Foundation. The Nikan Charity Foundation first donated a number of chickens and turkeys so that she could start poultry farming. A few months into her venture, we introduced Mayam to a business incubator where she received professional help and suppo...
The smell of homemade bread is something very special. Tahereh runs a small business baking and selling bread to people in her neighborhood. She never thought that her bread-baking skills, which have been passed on to her from her mother and grandmother, would save her when life was difficult. Tahereh started her business a few years ago and she soon realized that she needed proper equipment if she were to expand her business. She approached several banks for a loan, but they all declined her because she lacked collateral. When the Nikan Charity Foundation heard about this hard-working and ...
Fatemeh lived a good life together with her husband and their children. Her oldest daughter had recently gotten married. Out of nothing, her husband died in an accident because of a brain injury. As a construction worker, he lacked work insurance and his meager salary throughout the years had not been enough for the family to have any savings. After his tragic death, all his organs were donated to Tehran’s hospitals to save other people’s lives.
Before he died, Fatemeh’s husband had had started constructing a house for his family. His dream had been to finish the h...
Braille is a tactile writing system used by people who are blind or have low vision. It is an alphabet of raised dots in different patterns that can be read with fingers. Braille books are both expensive and cumbersome to carry around. Instead of reams of thick piles of paper, people with visual impairment are nowadays using voice recorders. Instead of taking notes in the classroom, children and student with impaired vision can record the teacher’s voice. The Nikan Charity Foundation has made a donation of 20 sets of voice recorders to the Omid Boarding Center for blind people in Mash...