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Our mission is to support orphans and vulnerable children, build life-sustaining water wells in underserved communities of Bangladesh, and support the next generation of youth through compassion, service, and community-driven action.
The Asef Syed Foundation (ASF) is a youth-led empowerment organization dedicated to creating meaningful change.
ASF is a safe space for youth to gather, learn, and lead.
ASF is 100% youth volunteer–run: for the youth, by the youth. No salaries are paid.
The Foundation was created in loving memory of Asef Syed — a gifted singer, fashion designer, and dreamer with a heart for humanity — who tragically passed away in a motor vehicle accident on the sacred day of Eid al-Adha (Day of Arafah), July 9, 2022. “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return.” (Qur’an 2:156)
Founded by his sister Sabina Syed and mother Kohinur Akhter, the Foundation continues the vision Asef and Sabina once shared: to uplift the lives of street children and orphans in Bangladesh while empowering youth in Canada to serve humanity and create meaningful change locally as well as globally.
We are currently in Phase 1 of our journey — providing essential support to an orphanage and madrassa in Bogra, Bangladesh, located in the village of Asef Syed’s grandfather, in the form of food, shelter, and basic necessities (clothing, hygiene products, and school supplies).
In the final phase, we plan to establish a free medical clinic within the Foundation Centre (after building and completing Phase 2) to medically serve those in extreme poverty.
Healthcare is often inaccessible in rural Bangladesh, and our goal is to ensure no one is denied care due to financial hardship.
We aim to collaborate with Doctors Without Borders and other medical volunteers to provide essential services, side by side with our orphan and elderly care programs.
In this next phase, we will expand the orphanage by developing the Asef Syed Foundation Centre on land generously donated by Asef’s grandfather.
The New Centre aims to include:
● Expanded housing and facilities for orphans
● Dedicated quarters for abandoned elderly individuals with no family support
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