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Fruit-seller’s son, TCF alumnus graduates from GIKI

Fruit-seller’s son, TCF alumnus graduates from GIKI

12 Aug 2022 adminSuccess Stories, TCF-USA News0

In a small, mud-brick house of Khuda ki Basti, a slum in Karachi, the power is out, mosquitos are buzzing around, and rainwater…

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TCF Alumna Iram, a policewoman #ChoseToChallenge!

8 Mar 2021 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

“A policewoman? What kind of job is that for a girl?” Iram’s relatives would ask her mother…

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The Power Of A Father’s Dream

The Power Of A Father’s Dream

28 Feb 2020 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

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…

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On The Spinning Wheel

On The Spinning Wheel

28 Feb 2020 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

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…

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A Nurse On Duty

A Nurse On Duty

28 Feb 2020 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

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…

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A Mother’s Prayer

A Mother’s Prayer

28 Feb 2020 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

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…

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A Will Unshaken

21 Dec 2019 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

“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.”…

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Towards the Light

1 Jan 2019 adminBlogs, Success StoriesLeave a comment0

“It was just another morning in Muzaffarabad; I was pregnant with my fourth child, busy getting my chores done, when suddenly the ground seemed to sway one way and the house lurched the other. Instantly I knew that it was an earthquake…

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Fighting Against the Odds

1 Jan 2019 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

“My interest in taekwondo developed when I was 8. My cousin had signed up for martial arts classes near our home in Ittehad town, a low-income settlement on the outskirts of Karachi. I started going there with him to learn different forms…

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Breaking the Mould

1 Jan 2019 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

When she was little, Samina Noreen, living in Moza Kot Sharif, a small village in the Chiniot district of Punjab used to rouse from her sleep for prayers; bowing her head in prostration, beseeching, “O Allah, please help me continue school.”…

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Rebuilding a New Life

1 Jan 2019 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

It was 2007; thousands of people were forced to flee their homes in Bajaur Agency as the Pakistan Army intensified its operation against the militants. Jawwad, who was just seven at that time, can clearly recall the horror…

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A Long Walk to Education

1 Jan 2019 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

“My parents enrolled me in kindergarten at TCF School, Sumar Goth Campus, located near the coastline of Karachi, but soon pulled me out because it was nearly 35 minutes to school on foot each way…

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‘Beauty’ of Education and Enterprise

‘Beauty’ of Education and Enterprise

19 Oct 2018 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

As we make our way inside TCF’s Cowasjee Campus, we spot Fizza Naz sharing a lighthearted moment with her ex-Principal in her office….

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Basit Says ‘Hello’ to a Brighter Future

7 Sep 2018 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

“When I came to this college for my interview, I was just sitting there nodding my head in a ‘yes’ and shaking it for a ‘no’

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Defying Stereotypes through Entrepreneurship

18 Jan 2018 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

By Usman Mujtaba
Surrounded by uncertainty when his father met an unfortunate accident, Wajid Ali’s story reflects a young man’s resilience in the face of adversity…

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A Village Transformed by Education

18 Jan 2018 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

By Usman Mujtaba
When TCF opened its first school in Minhala, it was a challenge to convince the community to send their daughters to school…

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When Life Comes Full Circle

When Life Comes Full Circle

14 Dec 2017 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

by Usman Mujtaba
Upon graduating from TCF, I felt like I was ready to take on the world. It was my time to put my learning into action….

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Breaking the Socioeconomic Divide through Education

Breaking the Socioeconomic Divide through Education

14 Dec 2017 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

TCF Alumni Development Programme (ADP) is a volunteer programme initiated…

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Aagahi - Empowering Women through Literacy

Aagahi – Empowering Women through Literacy

14 Dec 2017 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

Aagahi was initiated by TCF in 2005 in a bid to impart basic literacy and numeracy skills to the family members of TCF students…

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Beating The Odds

Beating the Odds!

14 Dec 2017 adminSuccess StoriesLeave a comment0

Zainab was a bright child, and her mother, who had never been to school herself, was determined to educate her children, a dream both she and her late husband…

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