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{{short description|NGO in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = J&K Yateem Foundation
| image = File:JKYF Logo.png
| image_caption = 
| formation = 2000<ref name="d035"/>
| headquarters = Baitul Hilal, 42-A, Al Farooq Colony, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India<ref name="d035"/>
| type = Non-governmental organization
| status = Registered Society
| registration_id = 3758-S of 2001
| purpose = Social service and welfare
| volunteers = 3000~
| website = {{URL|https://www.jkyf.org/}}
}}

The '''J&K Yateem Foundation''' (JKYF) is a non-governmental organization in Indian administered union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] established in 2000.<ref name="h409">{{cite web | title=After spending Rs 4 Cr in 2018, Yateem Foundation plans to spend Rs 6 Cr this year | website=[[Kashmir Life]] | date=5 May 2019 |url=https://kashmirlife.net/after-spending-rs-4-cr-in-2018-yateem-foundation-plans-to-spend-rs-6-cr-this-year-209070/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

== Overview ==
The J&K Yateem Foundation was founded by Muhammad Rafiq Lone, who has also served as the organization's Chairman for multiple terms. It is registered as a Society under the Registrar of Societies, Jammu and Kashmir, with the registration number 3758-S of 2001 and registered with Home Ministry of India, under Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA). The foundation's headquarters is located at Baitul Hilal, 42-A, Al Farooq Colony, Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, Kashmir.<ref name="d035">{{cite news | title=J&K Yateem Foundation unveils trilingual annual wall calendar | publisher=[[Greater Kashmir]] | date=15 January 2023 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/kashmir-todays-paper/jk-yateem-foundation-unveils-trilingual-annual-wall-calendar | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="s022">{{cite news | title=J&K Yateem Foundation Unveils Trilingual Annual Wall Calendar | website=[[Kashmir Life]] | date=18 January 2023 |url=https://kashmirlife.net/jk-yateem-foundation-unveils-trilingual-annual-wall-calendar-308615/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

== Activities and Initiatives ==
The foundation's primary mission is to provide social services and welfare to the underprivileged and destitute individuals and families in the Jammu and Kashmir region.<ref name="t893">{{cite news | last=Garg | first=Prachi | title=ADDC inaugurates Blood Donation Camp organised by JKYF at Covid Care Centre Pulwama | publisher=Gulistan News | date=25 July 2023 |url=https://gulistannewstv.com/addc-inaugurates-blood-donation-camp-organised-by-jkyf-at-covid-care-centre-pulwama/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> Over the years, JKYF has undertaken various initiatives to achieve this goal, including<ref name="d035"/><ref name="u184">{{cite news | title=J&K Yateem Foundation's Bandipora unit receives appreciation for its work | website=[[Rising Kashmir]] | date=24 February 2023 |url=http://risingkashmir.com/jk-yateem-foundations-bandipora-unit-receives-appreciation-for-its-work-2c9f840d-c95f-44af-a141-ac716576b684 | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> Annual Wall Calendar,<ref name="Kashmir Life 2021 p954">{{cite news | title=JK Yateem Foundation Unveils Wall Calendar 2021 | website=[[Kashmir Life]] | date=19 January 2021 |url=https://kashmirlife.net/jk-yateem-foundation-unveils-wall-calendar-2021-258257/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="s022"/> Humanitarian Assistance,<ref name="u176">{{cite news | title=JK Yateem Foundation spends over Rs 47 lakh in June | website=Kashmir Reader | date=18 July 2022 |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2022/07/19/jk-yateem-foundation-spends-over-rs-47-lakh-in-june/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="n278">{{cite news | title=J&K Yateem Foundation dedicates Ambulance Service to public of frontier Kupwara district | website=Kashmir Convener | date=25 August 2021 |url=https://kashmirconvener.com/2021/08/25/jk-yateem-foundation-dedicates-ambulance-service-to-public-of-frontier-kupwara-district/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> Educational Initiatives,<ref name="f533">{{cite news | title=JKYF felicitates 6 students for achieving feat | website=[[Greater Kashmir]] | date=15 November 2021 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/srinagar-city/jkyf-felicitates-6-students-for-achieving-feat | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref> Seminars and Workshops.<ref name="g041">{{cite news | title=JKYF's 3 Day Capacity Building Programme for Volunteers concludes at BAITUL HILAL Kulgam | website=Kashmir Reader | date=13 September 2021 |url=https://kashmirreader.com/2021/09/13/jkyfs-3-day-capacity-building-programme-for-volunteers-concludes-at-baitul-hilal-kulgam/ | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref><ref name="l770">{{cite news | title=Yateem Foundation leads the fight against drug addiction with seminary on social evils | website=[[Rising Kashmir]] | date=23 June 2023 |url=http://risingkashmir.com/yateem-foundation-leads-the-fight-against-drug-addiction-with-seminary-on-social-evils-4b8ffb91-3409-4a36-b766-c4c2a02916fc | access-date=8 September 2023}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Non-governmental organizations]]
[[Category:2000 establishments]]

J&K Yateem Foundation - Revision history

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