Poverty Archives - TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation https://www.tcfusa.org/tag/poverty/ Thu, 20 Apr 2017 16:51:45 +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 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.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/rabbi-zidni-ilma/feed/ 0 Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/#respond Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:13:57 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19403 The post Tabinda Lari, acclaimed Naat khawan appreciates TCF Zakat campaign 2015 appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tabinda-lari/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 Ramadan TVC 2015 https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-ramadan-tvc-2015/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-ramadan-tvc-2015/#respond Tue, 01 Dec 2015 07:48:44 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=17501 The post TCF Ramadan TVC 2015 appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/tcf-ramadan-tvc-2015/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 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 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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]]> 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 Nadeem Hussain, TCF alumnus on Ajj TV https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nadeem-hussain-tcf-alumnus-on-ajj-tv/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/nadeem-hussain-tcf-alumnus-on-ajj-tv/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2014 15:00:49 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19431 The post Nadeem Hussain, TCF alumnus on Ajj TV appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

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]]> https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/inside-story-the-right-to-education/feed/ 0 Candle in the Darkness – TCF student Iqra on Geo News https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/candle-in-the-darkness-tcf-student-iqra-on-geo-news/ https://www.tcfusa.org/videos/candle-in-the-darkness-tcf-student-iqra-on-geo-news/#respond Thu, 17 Jan 2013 14:53:44 +0000 http://www.tcf.org.pk//?p=19427 The post Candle in the Darkness – TCF student Iqra on Geo News appeared first on TCF - USA | The Citizens Foundation.

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