Our Journey

“The rise and fall of a nation is measured on the scale of knowledge and wisdom of its people”.

Kewcat Documentary

Centuries of experience have proven that in order for any society to progress, widespread education must be the norm. As well as being widespread, it must be accessible to all whether rich or poor, male or female; it is a basic necessity and a human right, which cannot be taken from them. Education is the adornment of human character by which humans have been given the status of ‘the best of all creation’.

We are associated with an area to which no government has given the desired attention in relation to our society’s basic educational needs. As a result, the area known as Kasgumma, which is within the union council district of Bhimber, has struggled to form educational institutions due to lack of funding. The children of Kasgumma simply do not have the same opportunities as those in other parts of the world. The Government educational institutions in Kasgumma are in an extremely poor condition. No Government has given any serious consideration of ways to improve these institutions, which has been to the detriment of the people who live there. For this reason, the people of Kasgumma have been deprived of basic needs.

Individuals can always improve their own conditions if they try. However, as a consequence of individuals from this area migrating to foreign countries in search of better employment and living conditions, it has paved a way for the people of Kasgumma to improve the standard of living. The migrants living abroad, especially in the UK, have realised that there is no need to rely on or wait for the Government to act; they realise they can do something for their society themselves to better their lives.

The first step towards improvement took place with the holding of a conference in Walsall. Thereafter, following a meeting on 23 March 2001 in Manchester, the decision was taken to form a charitable trust, with a view to actively develop this thinking into actions. After much deliberation, but with the agreement of all those present, the trust was named Kasgumma Educational Welfare and Cultural Activities Trust. During that meeting, the trustees of the charity were democratically selected. On 4th June 2004, the charity was registered with the Charity Commission in the UK. Since then, the trust has been involved in a variety of projects. Click here to see what we have been up to.