Kulfi seller from IBA – the story of Zulfiqar Chachar
Qulfi Seller from IBA – Story of Zulfiqar Chahchar from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
CODING IN KARACHI
TCF Volunteer, Amani Ahmed, holds computer science workshop for TCF students.
March 21, 2016
A few years ago I was introduced to the TCF family when I attended my first TCF Gala for the Washington chapter in 2012. I was truly amazed at TCF’s dedication to enriching the lives of impoverished children …Read More
From darkness comes darkness
Published in The Express Tribune
By Chris Cork
March 10th, 2016; The wonderful, and not so wonderful, world of education in Pakistan has never ceased to both amaze and appall me. The work of The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and the groundbreaking efforts of DeafReach are positively inspiring. Likewise the tiny St Sarah …Read More
Extraordinary Pakistanis: Nadeem Hussain
Originally published in The Express Tribune
This is a moving story about a young man from a katchi abadi in Karachi, who graduated from IBA, Karachi despite his father working as a mazdoor in a wire factory for 35 years. Today, Nadeem Hussain works as a World Bank Technical Assistant to …Read More
Young artists receive awards at TCF Art-a-Thon 2016
Published in Dawn
ISLAMABAD, March 4, 2016: The Art-a-Thon 2016 award ceremony was hosted on Wednesday by the Satrang Gallery and Islamabad Serena Hotel. The competition is a city-wide art competition that raises funds for The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF).
TCF is a non-profit organisation that provides education to underprivileged children. Incorporated in …Read More
JCR-VIS assigns improved NPO Governance Rating of GR9 to The Citizens Foundation
Karachi, February 29, 2016: JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited has assigned Non-Profit Organization Governance Rating of ‘GR-9’ to The Citizens Foundation (TCF), improved from GR 8+. On a scale from 1 to 10, GR 9, 9+ and 9++ reflect very high level of governance.
Commenting on the rating given to TCF, …Read More
Hubculture interviews Mushtaq Chhapra at WEF Meeting – Davos, 2016
HubCulture interviews Mushtaq Chhapra at WEF Meeting, Davos 2016 from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
TCF the only NGO to represent Pakistan in World Economic Forum 2016
Karachi, January 22, 2016: Chairman and Founding Director of The Citizens Foundation (TCF), Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra is currently attending the 46th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. Earlier last year, TCF was honored with the prestigious Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 award …Read More
Information Session at DUHS by TCF Ambassadors – IBA
An information session, conducted by the TCF Ambassadors at IBA, was held at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Ishrat-ul-Ebad Campus of Oral Sciences on 20th January, 2016. The session primarily intended to convey the message of the TCF Alumni Development Program (ADP) to one of the top tier universities …Read More
Wahida Ali, TCF alumna on Business Plus
Wahida Ali, TCF alumna on Business Plus from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
TCF Chairman, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra talks about our alumna, Anum Fatima on GEO News
TCF Chairman, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra talks about our Alumna, Anum Fatima from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015
Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat Khawan talks about TCF! from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
Ali Zafar endorses TCF’s ‘141 Schools for Peace’ campaign on the first anniversary of Peshawar school attack
Ali Zafar endorses TCF’s ‘141 Schools for Peace’ Campaign from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
From Slum Wanderer to Policy Maker
“I don’t have the words to thank TCF’s Founding Directors, donors, supporters, volunteers and management. But I am pleased to inform them that thanks to them, a humble agent of change has started her journey in the policy making corridors of Pakistan, and is ready to promote positive change in …Read More
A Qulfi Seller from IBA
“I want to share my belief with every TCF student, that consistent hard work and determination will help them succeed. At the end of the day, life is hard for all of us. There will be many obstacles to what we want from life. Keep moving and praying to God, …Read More
A Lesson in Perseverance
“During my interview for Principal’s position, the Regional Manager asked me, ‘What if you do not make it?’ I told him that I will try harder next time. I will be like a spider that never gives up … time and time again it falls, yet gets back to try …Read More
A Local Guardian
“I remember seeing a little girl in the market buying some candy. As she was going back home, she stepped on a live wire brought down by heavy rains and got electrocuted. People who came to help her started throwing sand on her … they just didn’t know what to …Read More
Removing Burden and Barriers
“I believe that doing small things can have great impact. Once, my friends and I were helping a family decorate their house for a wedding. When we were done, the bride’s ailing father rolled his wheelchair into the room and softly said, ‘What would I have done without you boys.’ …Read More
Changing Minds to Empower Lives
“My father was afraid that if he let me continue with school my relatives will say bad things about me. After all, we are a conservative society. I told my father, ‘Let’s not be scared of doing something which is right. Going to school is not wrong.’ He agreed … …Read More