Literacy Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tag/literacy/ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Yasmeen ki Kahani- Aagahi ka Safar https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/yasmeen-ki-kahani-aagahi-ka-safar-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/yasmeen-ki-kahani-aagahi-ka-safar-2/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2015 05:17:24 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=17467 This is the Story of Yasmeen, a TCF Alumni and a mentor for the Aagahi Adult Literacy Program which provides illiterate women from rural areas and urban slums around TCF schools an opportunity to learn how to read and write Urdu and basic mathematics.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/yasmeen-ki-kahani-aagahi-ka-safar-2/feed/ 0 Twelfth TCF Golf Tournament 2015 https://www.tcfusa.org/events/tcfs-12th-golf-tournament/ https://www.tcfusa.org/events/tcfs-12th-golf-tournament/#respond Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:00:25 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15959 The Twelfth TCF Golf Tournament, organized by The Citizens Foundation, was held on the 20th of December at Karachi Golf Club Karsaz. The two day tournament was held as part of an annual fundraising event aimed at empowering more underprivileged children across Pakistan with an opportunity to transform their lives through access to a quality […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-ramadan-tvc-2015/feed/ 0 Working Her Way Through https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/working-her-way-through/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/working-her-way-through/#respond Wed, 04 Feb 2015 10:55:01 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15794 Overcoming adversity and embracing life, Ujala is a diligent student of grade II at TCF St. Louis Missouri Campus in Ghazi Minara, Sheikhupura, Punjab. This promising 8 year old comes across as a very bright and quick-witted student, hence, is highly valued by her teachers. Ujala’s mother supports her family by stitching clothes at home […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/working-her-way-through/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 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 Naila’s Passion for Writing https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/nailas-passion-for-writing/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/nailas-passion-for-writing/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:33:40 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15881 Naila is a hardworking student of class II at TCF Ohio Primary Campus, Khyber Paktunkhwa. She has a pleasant personality and her friends enjoy her company. Naila’s father is the only breadwinner of the family and her mother is a housewife. Naila’s favourite subject is Urdu and she likes writing stories. “I love to write […]

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/nailas-passion-for-writing/feed/ 0 An Artistic Soul https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/an-artistic-soul-2/ https://www.tcfusa.org/success-stories/an-artistic-soul-2/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2014 12:20:27 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=15893 Sumaira Ilyas is a 13 year old student, studying in grade IV of the TCF Taisar Town Campus II in Karachi. She hails from a family of six siblings and very supportive parents. Sumaira takes great pride in her studies, and is a hardworking student, “I am so thankful to TCF for giving me the […]

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