1,000 Steps Forward
Published in Newsline Magazine
June 19, 17-year-old Haris Suleman took off from Plainfield, Indiana, in a single-engine plane to circumnavigate the world in 30 days, and raise funds for The Citizens Foundation (TCF). Haris would have been the youngest pilot in history to do so, but on July 22, during the …Read More
Fixing Pakistan’s Broken Education System
By Mushtaq Chhapra (Chairman and Co-Founder, The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan)
Pakistan faces a multitude of serious challenges, many of them connected to the lack of a viable education system for its poor masses. Widespread illiteracy and dismal pedagogical standards are overwhelming problems. Well-meaning but largely symbolic actions – such as a …Read More
Noble Pakistan: 10 Pakistanis Honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Award
Published in The Express Tribune
Year of the award: 2014 TCF was set up in 1995 to improve the dismal state of education in Pakistan. According to Asaad Ahmed, the CEO of TCF, “It is a great honour not only for our organization, but also for this country.” But he is …Read More
Beacons of Light – Tribune Features TCF whilst Receiving the Ramon Magsaysay Award
The Citizens Foundation receives Ramon Magsaysay Award in Manila for their commitment to uplift the quality of education in Pakistan
Flying on Hope
Published in Dawn
By now we all know about the daring father-son duo, Captains Babar and Haris Suleman, who attempted an ‘around the world in 30 days’ journey from Plainfield, Indiana on June 19 in their single-engine plane but met a tragic end on the last leg of their journey. …Read More
Rare Honour!
Published in Gulf Times
Ramon Magsaysay 2014 awardee The Citizens Foundation (TCF) of Pakistan represented by Ateed Riaz (right) and Saleen Ahsan receive the award from Philippine President Benigno Aquino III during the presentation ceremony in Manila yesterday. The Ramon Magsaysay Award is one of Asia’s highest honours and is widely …Read More
Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners
Published in Gulf Times
Ramon Magsaysay 2014 awardees (left to right), Filipino educator Randy Halasan, Indonesian Saur Marlina Manurung, The Citizens Foundation (TCF) of Pakistan represented by Ateed Riaz, Syed Asaad Ayub Ahmad, and Saleen Ahsan, Afghan director of the National Museum Omara Khan Masoud, Chinese journalist Hu Shuli and Chinese …Read More
‘Mad’ Plan for Educating Kids
Published in Inquirer Global Nation
MANILA, Philippines–They are in the business of giving, where the return on investment cannot be measured by digits in a bank account but by the brightness in the eyes of children given a chance to have a future. Taking children off the streets and into quality, …Read More
2014 Ramon Magsaysay Awards Foundation Builds Schools without Barriers
Published in Philstar Global
MANILA, Philippines – Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things. In fact, for The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF), one of the recipients of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards, it is the ordinary people who should be doing the extraordinary things. “That is what they are capable of,” …Read More
Brave Teenager Haris Suleman Honored by Pakistan for Public Service for Round World Flight for The Citizens Foundation to Help Educate Underprivileged Children
London, England (PRWEB UK) 29 August 2014 Haris Suleman, the teenage pilot who died when his plane crashed while on a round-the-world journey to raise funds for The Citizens Foundation, has been awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain. The Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) is Pakistan’s 3rd …Read More
Sitara-e-Imtiaz for Haris Suleman Next Year
Published in The News
Karachi Teenage pilot Haris Suleman, who died recently when his plane crashed while on a world tour to raise funds for a Pakistani organisation, will be awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz on the next Pakistan Day. Haris, 17, was on the final leg of a courageous attempt to become the …Read More
Medal of Honour: Pakistan confers Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Teenage Pilot Haris Suleman
Published in The Express Tribune
KARACHI: Teenage pilot Haris Suleman, who was flying around the world in a bid to raise money for underprivileged students, has been conferred the Sitara-e-Imtiaz award by President Mamnoon Hussain. A list issued by the government on the occasion of Independence Day mentions the name of …Read More
Haris Suleman honoured by the President of Pakistan for Public Service for Flight to Help Educate Less-privileged Children
Haris Suleman, the teenage pilot who died when his plane crashed while on a round-the-world journey to raise funds for The Citizens Foundation, has been awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain. The Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) is Pakistan’s 3rd highest award. Haris, 17, was on the …Read More
TCF wins Ramon Magsaysay Award
By Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
Pakistan, says the UNESCO, has the world’s second highest number of children who are out of school – around five and a half million, some 66 percent of them girls. It can also be a dangerous place for education, being one of those countries seriously challenged …Read More
TCF pays Tribute to Haris and Babar Suleman
Published by CNN through WISH TV
Babar Suleman and Haris Suleman were raising money for the Indiana-based group Seeds of Learning, which supports the work of The Citizens Foundation in Pakistan. They had raised half their goal when their Beechcraft Bonanza A36 crashed into the Pacific 23 miles from the island. …Read More
National Pride: Asia’s Nobel Laureate TCF is too Humble for its Fame
Published by The Express Tribune
KARACHI: The Citizens Foundation (TCF) organisation has been honoured with the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Ramon Magsaysay Award. “We have always been deliberately low-key as you may know that not everybody knows about even the founders,” said its CEO Asaad Ahmed. …Read More
Magsaysay Awards – The Citizens Foundation of Pakistan among Recipients
Published in Dawn
Wang Canfa is the other Chinese recipient. He founded the Centre for Legal Assistance to Pollution Victims, which has offered free legal services to thousands of people and provided environmental law training to lawyers and others. Among other awardees were Indonesian anthropologist Saur Marlina Manurung, who set …Read More
Citizens Foundation wins Asia’s Nobel Prize
Published in The News
Karachi The Citizens Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, which educates the underprivileged through its schools in Pakistan, has been awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award. The award is often considered Asia’s equivalent of a Nobel Prize. It was established in 1957 to propagate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay’s …Read More
Statement from The Citizens Foundation regarding Babar and Haris Suleman
It is with great sadness that we can confirm that a Beechcraft aircraft flown by Babar Suleman and his son Haris, from Plainfield, Indiana, has crashed into the ocean near American Samoa. Haris’s body has been recovered. His father has not yet been found. They were on the final leg …Read More
DIBL, TCF Sign Marketing Alliance
Published in Business Recorder
Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) and The Citizens Foundation (TCF) have signed a marketing alliance to promote each other’s respective noble causes for community service and TCF Zakat Collection campaign nation-wide. Mushtaq Chhapra (Chairman of TCF), Junaid Ahmed (CEO of DIBPL) and other members of …Read More