education for all Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tag/education-for-all/ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 05:26:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 TCF-USA, KANSAS PLAYS CRICKET FOR A CAUSE … THE TCF CAUSE! https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-kansas-plays-cricket-for-a-cause-the-tcf-cause/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-kansas-plays-cricket-for-a-cause-the-tcf-cause/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:18:36 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21326 Move over, Shahid Afridi! TCF-Kansas holds their first annual gala on the cricket pitch. Both mens’ and womens’ teams got their bowlers ready and their batsmen/batswomen in position. Here is a message from our friends in Kansas: The sun was out, overcast clouds, gentle breeze, wonderful friends, delicious food and two awesome ladies teams (the […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-kansas-plays-cricket-for-a-cause-the-tcf-cause/feed/ 0 TCF-USA TAKES FIRST IN SKOLL FOUNDATION COMPETITION https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-takes-first-in-skoll-foundation-competition/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-takes-first-in-skoll-foundation-competition/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:41:52 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21360 TCF Wins the Skoll Social Entrepreneur’s Challenge! Last month, The Citizens Foundation-USA participated in a fundraising competition held by The Skoll Foundation. This competition brought together Skoll recognized organizations who are doing impactful work around the world and making a difference. Coinciding with TCF’s Ramadan campaign, the Skoll fundraising project aimed to win first place […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-takes-first-in-skoll-foundation-competition/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 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 Kulfi seller from IBA – the story of Zulfiqar Chachar https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/kulfi-seller-from-iba-the-story-of-zulfiqar-chachar-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/kulfi-seller-from-iba-the-story-of-zulfiqar-chachar-2/#respond Sat, 16 Apr 2016 19:21:40 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20541 The post Kulfi seller from IBA – the story of Zulfiqar Chachar appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/kulfi-seller-from-iba-the-story-of-zulfiqar-chachar-2/feed/ 0 Rabbi Zidni Ilma https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/rabbi-zidni-ilma/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/rabbi-zidni-ilma/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2016 16:58:26 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20507 The post Rabbi Zidni Ilma appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/rabbi-zidni-ilma/feed/ 0 CODING IN KARACHI https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/coding-in-karachi/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/coding-in-karachi/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2016 07:11:14 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21316 TCF Volunteer, Amani Ahmed, holds computer science workshop for TCF students. March 21, 2016 A few years ago I was introduced to the TCF family when I attended my first TCF Gala for the Washington chapter in 2012. I was truly amazed at TCF’s dedication to enriching the lives of impoverished children in Pakistan through […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/coding-in-karachi/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 Information Session at DUHS by TCF Ambassadors – IBA https://www.tcfusa.org/events/information-session-at-duhs-by-tcf-ambassadors-iba/ https://www.tcfusa.org/events/information-session-at-duhs-by-tcf-ambassadors-iba/#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 07:05:14 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19590 An information session, conducted by the TCF Ambassadors at IBA, was held at Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Ishrat-ul-Ebad Campus of Oral Sciences on 20th January, 2016. The session primarily intended to convey the message of the TCF Alumni Development Program (ADP) to one of the top tier universities of the country, thereby expanding […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/events/information-session-at-duhs-by-tcf-ambassadors-iba/feed/ 0 From Obscurity to Soaring Heights https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/from-obscurity-to-soaring-heights/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/from-obscurity-to-soaring-heights/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 04:35:48 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=18510 “Almost 43% of TCF graduates secure A+ and A grades. Many of them feel that money is the barrier that keeps them from going to some of the top universities in Pakistan. I want them to believe that if they work hard and focus, they can break through all these barriers. Dreams and goals give […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/from-obscurity-to-soaring-heights/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 Vocational Training Project https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-vocational-training-project-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-vocational-training-project-2/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 04:41:15 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=17463 TCF is currently heading 14 vocational training centers to help women within the communities around its established campuses, to develop a means for their livelihood.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-vocational-training-project-2/feed/ 0 PAKISTAN’S PROMISING PATTERNS https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/pakistans-promising-patterns/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/pakistans-promising-patterns/#respond Thu, 01 Oct 2015 07:19:44 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21328 For over 15 years, there was always an excuse. Too much happening at work. Cost. Security. Whatever the reason, I had not returned to Pakistan since 1997. But this year I ran out of excuses and decided to join my father for a three week trip that took us from villages and mountains in the […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/pakistans-promising-patterns/feed/ 0 Skoll Documentary – Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/skolls-documentary-on-tcf-by-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/skolls-documentary-on-tcf-by-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy/#respond Thu, 14 May 2015 08:04:32 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19162 TCF is transforming the lives of young underpriviliged children across Pakistan. Walk through our journey of picking children off the streets and putting them into school.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/skolls-documentary-on-tcf-by-sharmeen-obaid-chinoy/feed/ 0 The Journey of Mansoor and Mairaj https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/the-journey-of-mansoor-and-mairaj/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/the-journey-of-mansoor-and-mairaj/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2015 11:03:58 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15797 The two friends, Mansoor and Mairaj, both joined TCF in 2002 in Grade I, when the first TCF Campus was inaugurated in Rehri Goth which is an urban slum in Karachi. They had previously been studying in a local government school, but transferred to TCF Infaq Campus where they cleared their matriculation exams. “At the […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/the-journey-of-mansoor-and-mairaj/feed/ 0 Education Will Make Pakistan’s Youth an Asset https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/education-will-make-pakistans-youth-an-asset/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/education-will-make-pakistans-youth-an-asset/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2014 04:42:22 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19230 This post originally appeared in the HuffingtonPost written by Los-Angeles based freelance journalist David Gardner for The Citizens Foundation Imagine sending your children to school and there are no teachers. You might go to the principal’s office to see what’s going on and to ask when the staff is likely to return. But the principal […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/education-will-make-pakistans-youth-an-asset/feed/ 0 A Fervent Student https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fervent-student/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fervent-student/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 11:30:38 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15935 12 year old Jameela is a grade V student studying in TCF Mansehra Campus located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Hailing from a lower middle class family Jameela has five siblings, three of whom are also studying in the same school. “English is my favourite subject and I love to write, reading takes me into a different […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fervent-student/feed/ 0 Let’s Fix Pakistan’s Broken Education System https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/lets-fix-pakistans-broken-education-system-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/lets-fix-pakistans-broken-education-system-2/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2014 04:47:12 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19237 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 recent constitutional amendment which mandates free primary and secondary education, along with education reform […]

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