Our Projects
Our work is driven by the altruistic love for our merciful Creator and the desire to help vulnerable orphans around the world. We build beautiful homes and futures for them, focusing on areas that are affected by natural disasters, poverty, and war. We began with one home in Indonesia and are now in 11 countries, supporting more than 1,000 children.
Be the Light
There is light in every human’s heart. Manifest your own light for the benefit of our children. Become one of many GiveLighters to help generate awareness and funds for our mission.
Donate Now
Your contribution enables us to provide a loving family, the best education, and a place to call home. $30 pays for a month of warm meals, $50 pays for clothes and tuition, $100 provides a special dinner or outing, $1,000 fully supports a child the whole year. You decide the level of your investment in a child's life.
Dian Alyan, CEO/Founder
Dian Alyan has lived a richly rewarding global life as a brilliant student, world traveler and highly successful executive at Procter & Gamble. After losing 40 relatives in the 2004 tsunami, she established GiveLight Foundation with the mission to uplift the lives of global orphans. What started as one home and 50 children is now scaling to support over 1,000 orphans in 11 countries globally. Her work has garnered humanitarian and leadership awards, invitations to speak at prominent universities, Fortune 500 companies, podcasts, radio, television programs and article for major publications such as Newsweek and Huffington Post.Story of Dian Alyan
Founder of GiveLight
A vision to rebuild a future emerged just a few weeks after the December 26, 2004 Asia Tsunami. Our first home in Aceh, Indonesia became a reality only a year later and it serves as a sanctuary for children traumatized by that tragedy. We have been expanding globally ever since, reaching Pakistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Morocco and more. Join us in our efforts to give light and love to as many children around the globe as possible.
GiveLight Lebanon Scholarship
At GiveLight, we always look for concrete ways to respond to the heart-breaking humanitarian crisis around the world.
Summer Internship Reflection
I’ve followed the GiveLight Foundation for years because of its mission to support the most vulnerable members of society. It was the first nonprofit I thought of when I made enough money to donate zakat for the first time. When Dian announced that GiveLight was hosting its first internship program, I quickly signed up for a phone interview.
Palestine Scholarship Campaign
We recently formed a partnership with MECA, a trustworthy NGO based in Berkeley, California with a long track record working in Palestine. Our goal is to support the education of 30 children at $50/month per child. Our longer term goal is to support 100 children by the end of the year.
Givelighter: Sheza Khalid
At our 2019 Annual End of Year Gala, 50 energetic and inspiring women collaborated on how to take GiveLight to the next level. The goal was for each to fundraise and bring awareness of GiveLight’s mission to the world. One of many brilliant ideas came from our volunteers, Sheza Khalid and Tooba Ahmed to host a Paint Party (pre-shelter in place). Below are a glimpse of their experiences and reflections about being able to serve while having a great time in the process. Sheza details her reflection on this wonderful event!
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Due to the rising concerns and risk of the COVID-19 exposure and spread, we have decided to postpone our upcoming events. We will announce the new date insha'Allah once the danger is subsided and things are back to normal. May God protect us all.
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Employee Matching
Special thanks to the following companies supporting GiveLight Foundation through their employee match program: Abbott, Adobe, AllState, American Express, Applied Material, Boeing, Charles Schwab, Cisco, Clorox, Dell, Disney, eBay, Elrepco, ePocrates, Equinix Inc., GE, Global Impact, Google, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intuit, Juniper, Just Give, Kaiser Permanente, LinkedIn, Medallia, Mentor Graphics, Microsoft, Netflix, Network for Good, Nintendo, Nvidia, Oracle, OF Foundation, Orange County Community, Palo Alto Networks, Prudential, Qualcomm, Salesforce, SAP, SEI Giving Fund, ServiceNow, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Silver Lake Technology, Synopsys, Tenet Healthcare, The Benevity, TMobile, Toyota Motor Foundation, Twitter, United Way, VISA, VMware, Wells Fargo, Workday and Yahoo.
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GiveLight Foundation
1879 Lundy Avenue
Suite 226
San Jose, CA 95131
Contact Us
408-809-5798