The Power Of A Father’s Dream
It’s 7:00 am. Amjad, while sitting cross legged on the floor, in a small room of his home in Korangi, is having breakfast with his wife and six daughters, all clustered around the food mat…
On The Spinning Wheel
As temperatures peak at midday, Aslam, a student of class 3 in the TCF School in Naushahro Feroze, Sindh, returns home. Without a moment’s delay, eight-year-old Aslam changes into his home attire before taking his place behind the spinning wheel…
A Nurse On Duty
In the twilight of dawn each day, Adnan wakes up to the incessant chirping of crickets. He puts on a crisp white uniform, and clips a badge onto its pocket labelled, Assistant Nurse, The Aga Khan Hospital. As he steps into the hospital’s red brick…
A Mother’s Prayer
The house is sparkling. There is not a speck of dust to be seen, I observe as Rabia, a student of TCF School, Chamankotli Campus in Muzaffarabad, quickly leads me into her small courtyard where her mother…
A Journey to Faisalabad Christopher Coelho’s TCF experience
My visit to the school in Faisalabad, Punjab was most impressive. I am thankful for the warm reception, from the march of honor from the boys, to the girls gracefully welcoming me with a song stressing the importance of family and love.
Celebrating International Literacy Day
On this day, two years ago, TCF’s adult literacy programme, Aagahi, was awarded the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy. It was an important acknowledgement of our…
Into The Fields With Raveena
Every morning, ten-year-old Raveena heads out into the lush green fields of Tando Allahyar, Sindh, where she spends the next few hours…
Hareem Farooq & Ali Rehman Team Up With TCF Students
Our love for Pakistan knows no boundaries but how well do we know our history?
On their recent visit to a TCF school, TCF Goodwill Ambassadors, Hareem Farooq and Ali Rehman teamed…
A Will Unshaken
“What is there to learn in a classroom? Most girls your age are married already. Instead of burying your head in books, you should be learning household chores.”…
TCF-USA Boston Chapter: Annual Gala 2019
Event Date: November 16th, 2019
TCF’s Mother Tongue Based Learning Initiative
According to UNESCO, ‘A major reason for poor performance of many linguistic and ethnic minority children is that they are often taught in a language they struggle to understand. It limits their ability to develop foundations for later learning and negatively…..