Project ‘FAH’ is the Jammu initiative of Borderless World Foundation (BWF). FAH works with girl children who have been thus far living in migrant camps in Jammu.

These children belong to Kashmiri families (mostly Hindus) who had to flee the valley almost two decades ago because of terrorism in the valley. Life in migrant camps and the various constraints (space, financial, environmental etc) that it brings about with itself have hampered the development of children living in them. In the one room tenements in which each family has been forced to put up in these camps, the entire family has to live in one room and the concept of privacy does not even exist; living conditions are poor and there are no playgrounds or recreational facilities for children. For a lot of people, financial paucity is also a source of concern and directly affects the quality of education and life that a child gets.

The social fabric of the community living in camps has been severely damaged which has made issues like drug abuse, gambling, domestic violence, marital discord etc rampant. Our children, as they say, are our reflection and hence tend to mirror the behaviour they see; same is seen in camps. To tackle these problems it is important that these children get to live in an environment which is free from such negative influences and is conducive to their overall development- which only a residential facility outside the camps can provide- This is where BWF comes in.

We at BWF, for our project FAH, aim at holistic development of the camp girl children through culture specific interventions to make sure that they reach their maximum potential. We aim constantly at providing an environment to our children where learning and fun go hand in hand. We believe that our ultimate aim is to give our children wings while making sure that they have their roots.