TCF-Pak in Media Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/category/tcf-pak-in-media/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:26:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Pakistan is home to the most frenetic education reforms in the world https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/pakistan-is-home-to-the-most-frenetic-education-reforms-in-the-world/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/pakistan-is-home-to-the-most-frenetic-education-reforms-in-the-world/#respond Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:04:45 +0000 https://www.tcfusa.org/?p=24560 EVERY three months, Shahbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Punjab, gathers education officials around a large rectangular table...

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/pakistan-is-home-to-the-most-frenetic-education-reforms-in-the-world/feed/ 0 TCF celebrates 70th Independence Day of Pakistan https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-celebrates-70th-independence-day-of-pakistan/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-celebrates-70th-independence-day-of-pakistan/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:10:50 +0000 https://www.tcfusa.org/?p=23813 Check out the August 14th celebrations at the TCF Qayummabad Campus Karachi.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-celebrates-70th-independence-day-of-pakistan/feed/ 0 Younis Khan Presents his Cherished ’10,000 Run’ Bat to TCF! https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/younis-khan-presents-his-cherished-10000-run-bat-to-tcf/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/younis-khan-presents-his-cherished-10000-run-bat-to-tcf/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2017 09:57:44 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=23488 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...

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/younis-khan-presents-his-cherished-10000-run-bat-to-tcf/feed/ 0 IBA signs MoU with TCF to help students in aptitude tests https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/iba-signs-mou-with-tcf-to-help-students-in-aptitude-tests/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/iba-signs-mou-with-tcf-to-help-students-in-aptitude-tests/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2016 07:19:15 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20815 The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and The Citizens Foundation (TCF), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/iba-signs-mou-with-tcf-to-help-students-in-aptitude-tests/feed/ 0 TCF on Kamran Khan Show – Dunya News https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-on-kamran-khan-show-dunya-news/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-on-kamran-khan-show-dunya-news/#respond Tue, 07 Jun 2016 09:04:58 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20825 The post TCF on Kamran Khan Show – Dunya News appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-on-kamran-khan-show-dunya-news/feed/ 0 Causes to support this Ramazan https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/causes-to-support-this-ramazan/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/causes-to-support-this-ramazan/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2016 04:12:02 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20807 Ramazan is about giving ourselves a second chance at life.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/causes-to-support-this-ramazan/feed/ 0 Educate Pakistan moves forward https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/educate-pakistan-moves-forward/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/educate-pakistan-moves-forward/#respond Sun, 15 May 2016 11:58:36 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20587 The Citizens Foundation is doing an amazing job, and I’m honoured to be here.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/educate-pakistan-moves-forward/feed/ 0 TCF takes over management of 89 Government schools across Pakistan https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-takes-over-management-of-89-government-schools-across-pakistan/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-takes-over-management-of-89-government-schools-across-pakistan/#respond Sat, 23 Apr 2016 12:01:56 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20551 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.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-takes-over-management-of-89-government-schools-across-pakistan/feed/ 0 From darkness comes darkness https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/from-darkness-comes-darkness/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/from-darkness-comes-darkness/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2016 09:50:37 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=20419 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 School deep in […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/from-darkness-comes-darkness/feed/ 0 Extraordinary Pakistanis: Nadeem Hussain https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/extraordinary-pakistanis-nadeem-hussain/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/extraordinary-pakistanis-nadeem-hussain/#respond Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:31:13 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=20413 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 the Government of Sindh […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/extraordinary-pakistanis-nadeem-hussain/feed/ 0 Young artists receive awards at TCF Art-a-Thon 2016 https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/young-artists-receive-awards/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/young-artists-receive-awards/#respond Fri, 04 Mar 2016 04:21:57 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=20390 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 1995, TCF has […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/young-artists-receive-awards/feed/ 0 JCR-VIS assigns improved NPO Governance Rating of GR9 to The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/jcr-vis-assigns-improved-npo-governance-rating-of-gr9-to-the-citizens-foundation/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/jcr-vis-assigns-improved-npo-governance-rating-of-gr9-to-the-citizens-foundation/#respond Mon, 29 Feb 2016 03:56:20 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=20386 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, Mr. Jamal Zaidi, Advisor, […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/jcr-vis-assigns-improved-npo-governance-rating-of-gr9-to-the-citizens-foundation/feed/ 0 Hubculture interviews Mushtaq Chhapra at WEF Meeting – Davos, 2016 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/hubculture-interviews-mushtaq-chhapra-at-wef-meeting-davos-2016/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/hubculture-interviews-mushtaq-chhapra-at-wef-meeting-davos-2016/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2016 14:36:24 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19601 The post Hubculture interviews Mushtaq Chhapra at WEF Meeting – Davos, 2016 appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/hubculture-interviews-mushtaq-chhapra-at-wef-meeting-davos-2016/feed/ 0 TCF the only NGO to represent Pakistan in World Economic Forum 2016 https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-the-only-ngo-to-represent-pakistan-in-world-economic-forum-2016/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-the-only-ngo-to-represent-pakistan-in-world-economic-forum-2016/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 04:10:15 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19576 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 and is the only nonprofit […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/tcf-the-only-ngo-to-represent-pakistan-in-world-economic-forum-2016/feed/ 0 Wahida Ali, TCF alumna on Business Plus https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/wahida-ali-tcf-alumna-on-business-plus/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/wahida-ali-tcf-alumna-on-business-plus/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:43:48 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19422 The post Wahida Ali, TCF alumna on Business Plus appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/wahida-ali-tcf-alumna-on-business-plus/feed/ 0 TCF Chairman, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra talks about our alumna, Anum Fatima on GEO News https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chairman-mr-mushtaq-chhapra-talks-about-our-alumna-anum-fatima-on-geo-news/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chairman-mr-mushtaq-chhapra-talks-about-our-alumna-anum-fatima-on-geo-news/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2016 14:37:11 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19417 The post TCF Chairman, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra talks about our alumna, Anum Fatima on GEO News appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chairman-mr-mushtaq-chhapra-talks-about-our-alumna-anum-fatima-on-geo-news/feed/ 0 Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:13:57 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19403 The post Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015 appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/feed/ 0 Ali Zafar endorses TCF’s ‘141 Schools for Peace’ campaign on the first anniversary of Peshawar school attack https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/ali-zafar-endorses-tcfs-141-schools-for-peace-campaign-on-the-first-anniversary-of-peshawar-school-attack/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/ali-zafar-endorses-tcfs-141-schools-for-peace-campaign-on-the-first-anniversary-of-peshawar-school-attack/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2016 08:33:01 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19358 The post Ali Zafar endorses TCF’s ‘141 Schools for Peace’ campaign on the first anniversary of Peshawar school attack appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/ali-zafar-endorses-tcfs-141-schools-for-peace-campaign-on-the-first-anniversary-of-peshawar-school-attack/feed/ 0 International Policy Digest Features Interview with CEO of The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/interview-with-asaad-ayub-ahmad-ceo-of-the-citizens-foundation/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/interview-with-asaad-ayub-ahmad-ceo-of-the-citizens-foundation/#respond Wed, 06 Jan 2016 09:52:39 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=18546 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 ardent supporter of […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/interview-with-asaad-ayub-ahmad-ceo-of-the-citizens-foundation/feed/ 0 TCF’s Students are its Brand Ambassadors https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/slogan-tcfs-children-are-its-brand-ambassadors/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-pak-in-media/slogan-tcfs-children-are-its-brand-ambassadors/#respond Wed, 16 Dec 2015 05:25:38 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15378 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 could do to […]

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