Pakistan is home to the most frenetic education reforms in the world
EVERY three months, Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Punjab, gathers education officials around a large rectangular table…
TCF celebrates 70th Independence Day of Pakistan
Check out the August 14th celebrations at the TCF Qayummabad Campus Karachi.
Younis Khan Presents his Cherished ’10,000 Run’ Bat to TCF!
Internationally acclaimed cricketer and former captain of Pakistan’s national cricket team Younis Khan visited The Citizens Foundation (TCF) head office to gift his 10,000 runs bat for the cause of education. The gesture from Younis Khan is a remarkable display of support…
IBA signs MoU with TCF to help students in aptitude tests
The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and The Citizens Foundation (TCF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),
Educate Pakistan moves forward
The Citizens Foundation is doing an amazing job, and I’m honoured to be here.
TCF takes over management of 89 Government schools across Pakistan
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) has taken over management responsibilities of 89 Government schools across Pakistan in order to help improve the quality of education, school administration and enrolment of out-of-school children.
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
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.
International Policy Digest Features Interview with CEO of The Citizens Foundation
This interview, taken by Justin L. Wilson, was originally published in International Policy Digest
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is one of the largest non-profit organization in Pakistan in the field of education. It was founded in 1995 by a group of citizens in Karachi.
TCF’s CEO, Asaad Ayub Ahmad, has been an …Read More
TCF’s Students are its Brand Ambassadors
Originally Published in Slogan
Chairman of TCF Mushtaq K. Chhapra, in conversation with Ayesha Hoda.
What factors led to the establishment of The Citizens Foundation (TCF)?
Back in 1995, the socio-economic and security situation in Pakistan was very bleak. We – the six founding directors of TCF – kept discussing what we …Read More