Khpal Kor Foundation is a reputable non- profit charitable organization registered under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance 1961 (XLVI of 1961) with Department of Social Welfare Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has also been granted approval as NPO (Non-Profit Organization) under section 2 (36) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 read with Rule 212 & 214 of the Income Tax Rules by the Commissioner Inland & Revenue Zone -II at Regional Tax Office Peshawar and possesses Tax Exemption Certificate issued by Federal Board of Revenue-FBR. Khpal Kor Foundation also has registration as a charity organization with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charity Commission under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Charities Act, 2019. Khpal Kor Foundation also has signed Memorandum of Understanding-MOUs with Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan for Orphans Sponsorship Projects while certification as a Non-Profit Organization (NPO) by the Pakistan Center for Philanthropy (PCP) has also been achieved.

The history of Khpal Kor Foundation dates back to October, 1996 when a group of spirited youths with support from local philanthropists laid its foundation to look after orphan children of the community. Starting with only five children, it has now turned into a huge success, imparting free of cost quality education along with boarding & healthcare facilities to hundreds of orphan children from across the region. Khpal Kor Foundation runs prestigious Schools & Colleges in Swat providing quality education from Nursery to F.Sc / Intermediate level with further support being provided to talented orphans to pursue higher education at university level. The orphans and destitute children are provided with free of cost quality education, accommodation, healthcare, uniforms, books, civvies and transport facility while students from well-off families pay monthly nominal fee covering the salaries of the faculty and supporting staff ensuring longer sustainability. Khpal Kor Village (A project of Khpal Kor Foundation) is a unique idea in Pakistan where residential flats have been constructed for small age orphans (Grade Nursery to Grade Three). In each flat 10 orphans (Boys & Girls) are accommodated, they are being cared by a highly educated paid mother and served by a trained Khala for cooking and laundry services. Each flat consists of three bedrooms, a kitchen, a storeroom, washrooms and a drawing room providing family-style living environment to the orphan children. Khpal Kor Village also has its own primary school where education is provided up to grade three. Thereafter, these orphans are bifurcated to the boy’s and girl’s campuses respectively for on studies. The organization also busy in the construction of the Khyber Bank Auditorium at Khpal Kor Village compound, this project of Rs. 10 million has been approved by the Bank of Khyber under corporate social responsibility. 
A series of unending successes and development towards the peak is smoothly and slowly going to achieve the goals in the shape of new projects. The new and a unique project of ‘’ Khpal Kor Nursing & Health Sciences College ‘’ has been launched with the generous financial assistance of (Rs. 150 million) approved by Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. By the grace of Almighty Allah, the construction is under and it will start its function as a professional Institute in the area in the next couple of years. This will also provide strong support to the students to take their careers into next level and get valuable jobs in the future

Background 
Khpal Kor (My Home) was established in October 1996 by Swat Scouts Open Group in Mingora, Swat District, in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. The purpose was to accommodate orphan children who were vulnerable to child labor, child abuse, drug addiction, and other harmful activities. The orphanage started with five orphan children. This number increased over time. The Khpal Kor Foundation also extended support to the people affected by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake by providing admission to 50 orphaned students. During the 2007 and 2009 Military operations in Swat, a large number of children became orphans, and the Khpal Kor Foundation extended its services to them. The foundation is currently supporting over 200 orphan boys whose parents perished during the conflict in Swat.

Social Activities 
The foundation promotes various social activities. It established the Child Assembly, composed of 65 young members selected from various schools around the Swat District. Malala Yousafzai was the speaker of the Child Assembly in 2009 and 2010, receiving media attention for "confidently" chairing a session while still in 7th grade. Malala Day was also observed at Khpal Kor model school.

Funding 
The Khpal Kor Foundation is funded by endowments and by grants from non-governmental organizations including Qatar Charity, KidsRights, Heart Canada, and ISRA-UK, and by individual sponsors. In addition, a school, the KKF Tent Service, the KKF computer institute, a tailoring service, and the KKF auditorium have been established to generate funds.

Khpal Kor Model School 
Khpal Kor Model School is one of the sister projects of Khpal Kor Foundation. It provides education to more than 1,900 children. The school provides education not just to orphans but also to poor students from the nearby community for a nominal fee.

International Recognition 
AkzoNobel and KidsRights support four educational projects as part of the International Children's Peace Prize. Khpal Foundation is one of them. Khpal Kor Foundation is a partner of UNICEF.

See also 
Edhi Foundation

References

External links 
 http://www.khpalkor.org

Educational organisations based in Pakistan
Child-related organisations in Pakistan
Volunteer organisations in Pakistan
Organizations established in 1996