TCF-USA, KANSAS PLAYS CRICKET FOR A CAUSE … THE TCF CAUSE!
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 …Read More
TCF-USA TAKES FIRST IN SKOLL FOUNDATION COMPETITION
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 …Read More
Kulfi seller from IBA – the story of Zulfiqar Chachar
Qulfi Seller from IBA – Story of Zulfiqar Chahchar from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015
Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat Khawan talks about TCF! from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
TCF Chakwal
TCF Chakwal from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
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.
PAKISTAN’S PROMISING PATTERNS
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 …Read More
Skoll Documentary – Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy
Skoll’s Documentary on TCF by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
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.
Working Her Way Through
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 …Read More
Education Will Make Pakistan’s Youth an Asset
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. …Read More
A Fervent Student
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 …Read More
Let’s Fix Pakistan’s Broken Education System
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, …Read More
Leading Change
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 …Read More
Nadeem Hussain, TCF alumnus on Ajj TV
Nadeem Hussain – TCF Alumni on Aaj TV (2014) from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
Inside Story – The Right to Education
Inside Story – The right to education from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
Candle in the Darkness – TCF student Iqra on Geo News
Candle in the Darkness from The Citizens Foundation on Vimeo.
