Monthly Archives: November 2019

Recap of Inaugural Yari Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada 20 scholarships for schoolchildren,  280 guests in attendance,  15 volunteers engaged,  2 films screened,  1 live piano performance,  11 event sponsors and  Thousands of dollars in generous charitable donations! These are the outstanding results of the Inaugural Yari Film Festival in beautiful Vancouver. First held in Sweden in 1999, Yari Film Festival was born out of our firsthand experience and belief in how powerful education is and how it can lead to strong characters and rich lives. Empowering socially and financially marginalized children to complete [...]

Yari foundation was born out of a burning desire to keep financially marginalized schoolchildren in school and provide them financial means to continue studying. 27th September 1999 is the day when the founders officially registered it as Yari foundation and since then it has been our mission to enable young kids making a brighter future for themselves through education. In honor of the 20th anniversary, on Friday 27th September 2019, we held an event to celebrate this wonderful 20 years long journey together with our founders, members, ambassadors and dedicated supporters. During the event, globally recognized Iranian Balouchi composer [...]