When Life Comes Full Circle
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….
Breaking the Socioeconomic Divide through Education
TCF Alumni Development Programme (ADP) is a volunteer programme initiated…
Aagahi – Empowering Women through Literacy
Aagahi was initiated by TCF in 2005 in a bid to impart basic literacy and numeracy skills to the family members of TCF students…
Beating the Odds!
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…
A Gift of Literacy
Just a few days ago, as I was about to begin my Aagahi session, one of the women in my class pulled me down in excitement. She had brought a newspaper.
A Strong Mother and her Resilient Daughter Overcome Abandonment
In a modest house off Mauripur Road in Lyari, loud shrieks of boisterous laughter ripple through the air as 12-year-old Iqra and her siblings race around their narrow verandah.
Javaria Yousaf: Mathematician, Teacher, Changemaker
Meet Javaria Yousaf, one of TCF’s extraordinary alumni determined to enlighten and empower her community in Minhala by returning to teach at the school she graduated from.
Inspiring Hope through Education
TCF recently held events across Karachi, Lahore and Dubai to celebrate the achievements of its outstanding alumni. Witnessing the full scale of the impact of education takes time and patience. Today, the TCF family is…
TCF is indeed, a citizens’ movement. What started 22 years ago with five schools established by TCF’s Founders, has evolved into a global tide of hope, resolve and collective action.
TCF Alumni Carry Forward Our Torch of Enlightenment!
One has to be patient to witness the full scale of the impact of education. After all, it takes years from the moment a child steps into a school for the first time to the point she graduates with a Matric or equivalent qualification…
TCF YouthCan’s McMaster Chapter Wins the J. Lynn Watson Award!
One of several University chapters working under TCF-Canada’s newest initiative, TCF Youth Can, McMaster University’s TCF Chapter has much to celebrate as they won the prestigious J. Lynn Watson Award early this year…
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
Spreading the Light
“Asma cannot go to school but I’m there for her. I teach her whatever I learn at school every day. My school principal has also helped me get some old school books for Asma. I just want every girl of my village to be able to go to school. I …Read More
Painting a Colorful Future
“We live surrounded by fear and uncertainty. Small issues can spark violent clashes between different ethnic groups in our area. I just want peace so that we live our lives fully, do our businesses, sit freely on the sidewalks and our children do not miss school even for a day. …Read More
Community Hero!
“Every Sunday, we get together to plant mangrove saplings. Everyone participates, including old men and children. It is important to protect the environment we live in. Fishing is the most integral part of our livelihood. Disappearing mangroves could mean less fish and increased coastal erosion and damage from storms. I …Read More