empowerment Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tag/empowerment/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:51:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 ZAFAR ALI RECEIVES FULL SCHOLARSHIP FROM LEWIS & CLARK UNIVERSITY https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/zafar-ali-receives-full-scholarship-from-lewis-clark-university/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/zafar-ali-receives-full-scholarship-from-lewis-clark-university/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:34:03 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21354 Who could have imagined that a truck driver’s son hailing from Landi Kotal would go on to attend a prestigious college in the USA. Zafar Ali, who graduated from our TCF School – Yusuf Khan Campus at Hawke’s Bay, Karachi in 2013, recently completed his IB diploma Program from the United World Colleges on a […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/zafar-ali-receives-full-scholarship-from-lewis-clark-university/feed/ 0 TCF-USA FUNDRAISERS HIGHLIGHT FIRST HALF OF 2016 https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-fundraisers-highlight-first-half-of-2016/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-fundraisers-highlight-first-half-of-2016/#respond Mon, 04 Jul 2016 07:31:56 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21321 This year, TCF held 25 fundraisers and events in support of mission of education. From small events, to info sessions, to inspiring galas, TCF-USA chapters worked tirelessly to spread the message about TCF’s impact and the ever-increasing importance of providing quality education to underprivileged children in Pakistan. The events showcased entertainers such as Humaira Channa, […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/tcf-usa-fundraisers-highlight-first-half-of-2016/feed/ 0 AN UNFORGETTABLE JOURNEY https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/an-unforgettable-journey/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/an-unforgettable-journey/#respond Sun, 03 Jul 2016 07:38:27 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21357 Uneza Akhtar, Director of Administration, Completes 10 Years of Service at TCF-USA The brief given to me was to write my TCF story and experience working with the organization for 10 years. If I say that day one seems like yesterday, it would not be an exaggeration. The most meaningful and gratifying aspect of my […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/an-unforgettable-journey/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 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 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 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 A Drive of Optimism https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-drive-of-optimism/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-drive-of-optimism/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2015 11:55:35 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15748 Alfana started teaching at TCF Bhai Pheru Campus, Kasur-Punjab in the year 2000. After the completion of her ten year service she was awarded the ‘Long Service Award’. She was appointed as the principal of TCF Primary School Baherwal, Houston Campus II, Patoki. Alfana has also been involved in the year round TCF Faculty’s training […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-drive-of-optimism/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 Paving her Way to Success https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/paving-her-way-to-success/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/paving-her-way-to-success/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2015 11:22:50 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15801 Urooba Yousuf is a confident and self motivated student, whose self belief is second to none. Hailing from a humble background, her father works as a salesman in an electronic market while her mother teaches at a TCF school to support the family. This determined soul studied from TCF BGP Campus which is located in […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/paving-her-way-to-success/feed/ 0 A Fruitful Journey https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fruitful-journey/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fruitful-journey/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:17:52 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15875 Parveen, mother of five children and wife of a labourer, belongs to a village in District Mianwali. Education of females was looked down upon in her village, so she was not allowed by her family to attend school. “Sometimes, my children would ask me for help with their school work and I being illiterate myself, […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/a-fruitful-journey/feed/ 0 This is Something Every Girl Needs! https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-is-something-every-girl-needs-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-is-something-every-girl-needs-2/#respond Mon, 17 Nov 2014 04:28:30 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19225 The following post has been submitted by a TCF volunteer, Durraiz Vazeer, in recognition of the International Day of Girl Child. Durraiz is currently completing his BSc in Economics, Politics and Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in Canada.  International Day of the Girl Child, a globally recognised day declared by the United Nations celebrated […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/this-is-something-every-girl-needs-2/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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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/lets-fix-pakistans-broken-education-system-2/feed/ 0 Leading Change https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/leading-change/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/leading-change/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2014 12:13:09 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15948 Noor Jehan works as an aya at the Altaf Agha V Primary School in Bhittaiabad, Karachi. An ordinary woman with an extraordinary devotion towards TCF. “During my job at TCF, I realized the importance of education and promised myself to educate all of my five children”. Nobody from her family had ever gone to school; […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/leading-change/feed/ 0 TCF TVC 2014 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2014/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2014/#respond Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:18:04 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=17516 The post TCF TVC 2014 appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2014/feed/ 0 TCF TVC 2013 – Female https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2013-female-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2013-female-2/#respond Tue, 01 Jan 2013 12:14:29 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=17558 The post TCF TVC 2013 – Female appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-tvc-2013-female-2/feed/ 0 A JOURNEY OF 100 KILOMETERS FOR THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/a-journey-of-100-kilometers-for-the-citizens-foundation/ https://www.tcfusa.org/tcf-usa-news/a-journey-of-100-kilometers-for-the-citizens-foundation/#respond Fri, 06 May 2011 07:24:18 +0000 http://www.tcfusa.org/?p=21324 The terrorist attack on a a public school where more than 140 individuals were killed (most of them children) sent shock waves across the world and left a mark on British-Pakistani, Talha Khan. Troubled by this egregious act and its larger implications for Pakistan, Talha Khan decided to take action. Earlier this year, he undertook […]

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