I Was Married at 11-Years-Old
I have very scarce memories of my childhood before school. I remember playing with friends in muddy puddles after it rained…
Fruit-seller’s son, TCF alumnus graduates from GIKI
In a small, mud-brick house of Khuda ki Basti, a slum in Karachi, the power is out, mosquitos are buzzing around, and rainwater…
Ostracised, evicted and arrested: Pakistani rickshaw driver risks all to educate his daughters
Amjad Ali paid a heavy price for refusing to sell off his girls for marriage – but their happiness and academic success are his reward
Celebrating the life & work of Mr. Amjad Noorani
The Citizens Foundation, USA pays its deepest respects to the life and contribution of Mr. Amjad Noorani who passed away on the 3rd of June, 2022. An activist for education reforms in Pakistan, Mr Noorani served as a Director on the board of TCF-USA and dedicated over twenty years of his life to TCF and the cause of education.
Jazz & TCF to Digitally Transform Over 1600 Schools in Pakistan
Jazz, Pakistan’s leading 4G operator and internet and broadband service provider, has collaborated…
Veteran leader and TCF alumnus launch a book on Pakistan’s Education System
Agents of Change, a the book co-authored by TCF-USA’s director, Amjad Noorani and TCF alumnus Nadeem Hussain…
TCF-USA has earned a 2021 Platinum Seal of Transparency by GuideStar
We are proud to announce that The Citizens Foundation, USA has earned a 2021 Platinum Seal of Transparency this year which is GuideStar’s newest and highest level of recognition!
TCF’s Mother Tongue Based Learning Initiative
According to UNESCO, ‘A major reason for poor performance of many linguistic and ethnic minority children is that they are often taught in a language they struggle to understand. It limits their ability to develop foundations for later learning and negatively…..