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Category Archives: COVID-19 Response

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TCF Continues Education During School Closures

7 Jul 2020 adminBlogs, COVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

The COVID-19 crisis has resulted in the official suspension of face-to-face classes at all TCF Schools across Pakistan. TCF operates schools in the poorest and most vulnerable communities of the country….

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TCF Community Offers Support With Donations Of PPE

TCF Community Offers Support With Donations Of PPE

4 Jun 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

We are humbled to share that in the past three weeks, TCF has successfully delivered 4,980 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to 3 hospitals across Pakistan which include: Indus Hospital (Muzaffargarh), Lady Reading Hospital (Peshawar) and Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (Jamshoro).
“TCF’s donation of PPEs of 1,200 kits …Read More

Mushtaq K. Chhapra talks to VCast Online about the power of education

28 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

In an interview with VCast Online, TCF’s Co-Founder and Director, Mr. Mushtaq K. Chhapra talks about the power of education in bringing about positive social change. Today, 40,000+ TCF alumni are serving as a force of change in their communities – leading TCF’s COVID-19 response efforts on the frontlines and …Read More

Relief Efforts Reach Out To 26,000 Families In 108 Communities

19 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Your Zakat, Sadqah and donations to TCF’s COVID-19 Response Appeal are reaching those in urgent need of support. We are humbled to share that your generous contribution so far has helped us put food on the table and provide relief to 26,000 families across 108 communities of Pakistan.

Zeenat rises to the challenge

15 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

In Bhai Pheru, a small industrial area in Kasur District, Punjab, all factories were at a standstill. Thousands of factory workers after having lost their daily earnings amid the coronavirus outbreak were at home, struggling to survive. Amid this situation, Zeenat Ahmad, daughter of a security guard at one of …Read More

Ali Rehman Khan’s star-studded virtual birthday in support of TCF

12 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Ali Rehman Khan, Pakistani Actor and TCF’s Goodwill Ambassador dedicated his birthday this year to TCF’s COVID-19 Response Appeal! A star-studded virtual celebration, which included Hareem Farooq, Adnan Siddiqui, Marina Khan, Faisal Kapadia, Anoushey Ashraf, Ayesha Omar, Khalid Malik and Nomi Ansari, took place on 5th May, just a few …Read More

Relief Update: Together We’ve Made This Possible!

12 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

With your support to TCF’s COVID-19 Response Appeal, we have reached out to 14,000 households in 42 communities across Pakistan! Please watch our relief update video to see the impact of your Zakat and donations.

A Letter From Surbandar

A Letter from Surbandar

11 May 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

We had driven about half an hour outside of Gwadar, Balochistan, when we entered Surbandar. As my team and I slowly made our way through the slum’s small shacks, constructed out of old barks, fabric, and other scavenged material, empty eyes stared at us in wonder. We stopped in front …Read More

Holding onto hope in Ramzan Kareem! ?

28 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

As the sun set behind the glorious mountains of Kingran, Muzaffarabad, both Khizra and Adnan, students of class 3 and 4 respectively, at the TCF School, Happy Hearts Campus, gathered around the radio set with their family. Anxiety filled up their hearts as they waited for news of the Ramzan …Read More

A Letter from Shaidu

22 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

When Khyber Medical University in Peshawar announced the closure of its campus and dorms due to the coronavirus outbreak, I packed my bags to return home. I said goodbye to my friends and teachers and walked across the road to catch a bus that would take me home to my …Read More

Sania Saeed Urges You To Support TCF COVID-19 Response Appeal

22 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Renowned actor Sania Saeed is supporting TCF’s COVID-19 Response Appeal and urges you to do the same! Your Zakat, Sadqah and donations will help impacted communities and frontline healthcare workers.

Zia Akhtar Abbas, EVP Of TCF Talks About The COVID-19 Appeal On Zara Hat Kay

22 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Zia Akhter Abbas, Executive Vice President of TCF talks about TCF’s COVID-19 Response Appeal on the show Zara Hat Kay on DawnNews

Ilm Ka Aangan, every Sunday at 11 a.m. on PTV Teleschool

17 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

We are extremely excited to share that TCF is producing and presenting a 45-minute colourful and engaging show for kids by the name of “Ilm Ka Aangan” (The Learning Courtyard). The show will be aired every Sunday at 11 a.m. PKT on PTV Teleschool – a dedicated TV channel for virtual learning launched …Read More

4,942 Families Lit Their Stoves Again

17 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Pipri, a small village near Gambat in Sindh, lies by the side of a major highway. Life is difficult for the dwellers of Pipri and most of them have to resort to begging to survive. Before the Coronavirus outbreak, their mornings would take them to the nearby bus terminals on …Read More

Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra talks about TCF’s COVID-19 Response

17 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

TCF’s Co-Founder, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra shares how TCF is leveraging its wide network of teachers, principals and alumni to provide economic relief to impacted communities and support to frontline healthcare workers amid the coronavirus crisis.

Asia Is On The Frontline!

13 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Donning her protective gear every morning, Asia Ashfaq musters strength for a hectic day ahead. She is a technologist at the Tehsil Head Quarter Hospital in Kamoki, Punjab. Like millions of doctors and health workers worldwide, Asia is also serving at the frontline to defeat coronavirus or COVID-19, while risking …Read More

Rations Distribution in Rehri Goth

8 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

On April 5 at 2 a.m., TCF Alumni led a team of 60 volunteers in the fishing community of Rehri Goth to distribute ration bags to 506 families in the area, who were suffering since the coronavirus lockdown.

Cash Transfers in Ibrahim Goth

8 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Riaz Kamlani, EVP at TCF takes us through TCF’s first relief efforts in the slum area of Ibrahim Goth under its COVID-19 Response.

The Tough Get Going

The Tough Get Going

7 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

TCF commenced it first school in Ibrahim Goth, one of Karachi’s largest slums, 23 years ago…

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The Night Mission

The Night Mission

7 Apr 2020 adminCOVID-19 ResponseLeave a comment0

Around 2 am, in the dark of night on April 5, TCF alumni, Mairaj Sheikh and Mansoor Ahmed, led their community-based volunteer team of 60 members – most of them TCF alumni like themselves on a special assignment. It was the distribution of ration bags in the fishermen community of …Read More

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