Mashal Model School is a non-profit organization established in 2008 with the Government of Pakistan providing education and guidance to under priviliged children from different parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan. It compromises of 500 boys and 380 girls who are currently residing in Bari Imam and H-9, Islamabad. It is home to families belonging to impoverished and disadvantaged backgrounds. Children attending the school are subjected to a variety of difficult circumstances which include neglect, sexual and physical abuse.