The Shimshal Trust

Shimshal is a small farming and herding community situated in the in the Karakoram Mountains of Northern Pakistan, near the border with China.

The Trust was established in 2002 by a small group of friends who had recently visited the village. It is a charitable trust registered with the Charities Commission. The Trust funds scholarships to help students with financial need and promising ability attend high school or university with a particular focus on girls and women.

To fund self-sustaining development projects in the Northern Areas of Pakistan
To raise awareness in New Zealand of the differences between life in New Zealand and life in Pakistan
To encourage links of friendship between New Zealand and Pakistan
  • Women of Shimshal is a fascinating collection of autobiographical tales told by the women of Shimshal, in the remote Karakoram mountains. On the north eastern border of Pakistan, far from the...

    $15.00NZD

In 2017 Maliha was 17 years old, and also resident in the Shadow Girls’ Hostel, Aliabad. She was...

October 2020

We've just received 42 applications for scholarships...