Education Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tag/education/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 TCF PAKISTAN LEADERSHIP TOUR USA https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-pakistan-leadership-tour-usa/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-pakistan-leadership-tour-usa/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:29:22 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21322 Over the last 6 months, Mr. Mushtaq Chhapra, Mr. Ateed Riaz and Mr. Asaad Ayub collectively visited approximately 12 Chapters around the United States. They gave interviews to local news channels, spoke at TCF-USA events and programs, and updated the USA chapter on the impact we have made on the children of Pakistan, including Pakistan’s […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-pakistan-leadership-tour-usa/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 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 Jahanzeb – A Lesson in Survival https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/jahanzeb-a-lesson-in-survival/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/jahanzeb-a-lesson-in-survival/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2015 12:33:14 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15492 “TCF stood with me like a mother. When I gave up, when I wavered, when I lost hope, TCF stood by me like a mother would for her child”.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/jahanzeb-a-lesson-in-survival/feed/ 0 Nardban – Teachers Interviews 2015 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nardban-teachers-interviews-2015/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nardban-teachers-interviews-2015/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:58:51 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14406 Hear about the journeys of several TCF School teachers, from their experiences of teacher training to testing and their little moments of pride and joy in between!

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nardban-teachers-interviews-2015/feed/ 0 Anum Fatima – TCF Alumna 2006 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/anum-fatima-tcf-alumna-2006/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/anum-fatima-tcf-alumna-2006/#respond Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:05:34 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14398 Meet Anum Fatima, a TCF Alumni whose journey began from a TCF classroom in her community to Harvard Summer School! Like many other students, Anum has faced great odds to pursue her dream of education.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/anum-fatima-tcf-alumna-2006/feed/ 0 TCF Chakwal https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chakwal/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chakwal/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:27:32 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14386 Education is changing the lives of girls like Nadia, allowing them an opportunity to build their lives and break free from the bounds of poverty and despair engraved within their families and communities.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-chakwal/feed/ 0 TCF Water Project https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-water-project/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-water-project/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:45:55 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14353 TCF’s Community Development Unit (CDU) is searching for ways to provide clean and safe drinking water to the communities around TCF schools. With the help of Community Advisory Welfare Services (CAWS) and So Safe Pakistan, CDU has set up 14 water filtration plants across various TCF schools.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-water-project/feed/ 0 Nasreen ki Kahani https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nasreen-ki-kahani/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nasreen-ki-kahani/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 07:27:37 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14350 “I was afraid of speaking to people from fear that I would offend someone because I could not speak the local urdu language, in fact my writing used to be like a child’s scribbling. But thanks to TCF, I can now read from books and newspapers on my own.”

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nasreen-ki-kahani/feed/ 0 Road to Enlightenment – Fatima ki Kahani https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/success-stories-videos/road-to-enlightenment-fatima-ki-kahani/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/success-stories-videos/road-to-enlightenment-fatima-ki-kahani/#respond Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:40:46 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=14340 Fatima’s father didn’t believe in the need to educate girls. But after being persuaded to send his own daughter Fatima to school, he believes it is one of the best decisions he has made for his family.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/success-stories-videos/road-to-enlightenment-fatima-ki-kahani/feed/ 0 TCF Alumni gives back https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/tcf-alumni-gives-back/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/tcf-alumni-gives-back/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2015 11:49:16 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15745 Shabina Kanwal studied from TCF School in Saifal Goth, Karachi. She is now teaching at a TCF Primary School in Saindad and simultaneously studying for a Bachelors degree. Her successful academic phase and currently her respectable job have greatly influenced her conservative extended-family. Her uncles, aunts and other relatives are convinced that girls should be […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/tcf-alumni-gives-back/feed/ 0 Abdullah’s Passion for Education https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/abdullahs-passion-for-education/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/abdullahs-passion-for-education/#respond Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:15:44 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15791 Studying in grade I at TCF St. Louis Missouri Campus in Ghazi Minara, Sheikhupura, Abdullah is a very ambitious and playful child according to his teachers “I want to join the police force when I grow up”, says Abdullah. His mother is employed at the same campus as support staff while Abdullah and his sister […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/abdullahs-passion-for-education/feed/ 0 Maryam’s Conviction https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/maryams-conviction/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/maryams-conviction/#respond Tue, 09 Dec 2014 06:43:43 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15849 Maryam did her matriculation from TCF Amir-uddin Campus in Bhai Pheru, Punjab. Her family went through a tough time due to her father’s sudden death. Amidst all this, Maryam’s mother worked very hard to make ends meet while also taking care of her two physically and mentally challenged children. Emotionally drained, Maryam found solace at […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/maryams-conviction/feed/ 0 This Father-son Duo inspired over $3.1m in Donations https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-father-son-duo-inspired-over-3-1m-in-donations-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-father-son-duo-inspired-over-3-1m-in-donations-2/#respond Wed, 03 Dec 2014 04:24:35 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19222 The following article has originally been published on NBCNews.com and was contributed by their staff writer Erik Ortiz with the help of Amjad Noorani and David Gardner (of TCF-USA) as a final tribute to the father-son duo who sacrificed their lives in a journey to raise funds for the education of children in Pakistan Teen Pilot […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-father-son-duo-inspired-over-3-1m-in-donations-2/feed/ 0 An Aspiring Writer https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/an-aspiring-writer/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/an-aspiring-writer/#respond Mon, 08 Sep 2014 07:29:54 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15899 Awais Maqsood is a TCF student studying in grade V at the Ejaz Khan Campus in Domeli, Jhelum. He lives with his grandparents as his parents passed away when he was very young. With a heart of gold, Awais is also a top scorer in his class with a very bright future “My school is […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2013-male/feed/ 0 Hope against all odds (15 min. English) https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/hope-against-all-odds-15-min-english/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/hope-against-all-odds-15-min-english/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:47:08 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk/?p=20504 The post Hope against all odds (15 min. English) appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

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