International superstar, Award winning actress Mehwish Hayat star of “Ms Marvel” undertakes to build schools in Pakistan, as well as empower girls and women of the future! 

Education is a universal right for any child enshrined in the UN convention of the Rights of the Child. I know how lucky I was to receive an education, and how that has broadened my horizons and given me the confidence to be who I am today. Education is the bedrock of any society and I know that health issues, poverty and women‘s empowerment - all these issues can be only be tackled through education.

With 1 in every 3 boys and almost half of all girls in Pakistan not getting an education, I feel strongly that something has to be done. I am not a believer of just talking about what needs to be done - for me actions mean a lot more. So I was over the moon when I was asked to become a Penny Appeal Ambassador and work with them to rebuild and transform 5 amazing schools in rural Pakistan. 

I went and saw the schools for myself and met the children, their parents and the teachers. I could see for myself the difficulties they face but above all what moved me the most was the thirst to learn. Almost all the children including girls wanted to go to school and had ambitions to be teachers or doctors. Parents also wanted their children to be educated - they understood that education was the only way to secure a future for them that lack of education had often denied them. I promised them that I’d give them the schools that they desperately need; I need your help to fulfil that promise.

I want to raise £100,000 to rebuild and transform 5 amazing schools in rural Pakistan with Penny Appeal. Together, we will rebuild and transform 5 amazing schools in rural Sindh, which will have space for 618 children to learn every single year. 

Thank you for your incredible support – together, we can help transform these children’s lives for the better, for good! I may be a superhero on screen, but let’s help these children realise the superhero that exists in each and everyone of them. Help me keep the promises I made to these children and show them that we care! Let’s not let them down! 

£20,000  - Help rebuild ONE full school

£5,000  - Help rebuild ONE classroom

£3,000 - Support Teachers

£1,000 - Provide a library

£500 - Sanitation and Toilets

£250 - Help provide Desk and chairs for children

£50 - Help provide textbooks and stationary 

£20 -  Donate playing equipment for children 

Watch the schools I want to rebuild here: https://youtu.be/6zy-D9D22rQ

Mehwish Hayat