Date: Feb 08, 12 Tallahassee.com: 'At edge of Afghani refugee camp, hope grows at school' by Bob Gabordi

You have never seen poverty until you have visited an Afghani refugee encampment along a stream in Karachi filled with garbage and rubbish that provides a source of income and a place to play for barefoot little boys and girls.

You have never seen hope until you look into the eyes of a 12-year-old girl who, after two generations of her family living in a place like this encampment, now can dream of visiting the United States and studying to become a doctor.

You have never seen determination... Read More

Date: Feb 03, 12 US Magazine: 'Education for all' by Hira Humayun

1100 student mentors. 4000 alumni. Over 730 schools changing more than 10,2000 lives. The Citizens Foundation (TCF), well known all over the country for their schools helping underprivileged children obtain the education necessary to bring them up to par with the upper end of society, has in the past held fundraisers, summer programmes and enriched the lives of many of its students. But how much have they enriched their lives? Us spoke to some of these alumni, who explained exactly how their... Read More

Date: Jan 17, 12 Gulf News: 'Empowering poor pupils through education' by Shveta Pathak

Dubai: Born in a slum area in Karachi, Sidra Saleem would, perhaps, have lived the same life of anonymity that most of the other children around her did. Some of them got food and many did not. Shelter or clothing had nothing to do with comfort, the lucky ones managed to survive somehow. Education, it is not hard to imagine, was certainly not anywhere close to life's priorities.

But, today, Sidra is the envy of many for she not only completed her schooling scoring 87 per cent, she is... Read More

Date: Jan 10, 12 Nawaiwaqt: 'Citizens Foundation ki salaana taqreeb taqseem-e-inamaat'

Published in Nawaiwaqat on 10th January 2012. Read More

Date: Jan 10, 12 Pakistan Today: 'Awards and praises for TCF teachers'

Karachi - The Citizens Foundation (TCF) organised its 8th annual awards on Sunday evening to honour the all-female faculty across its schools.

The ceremony was organised at the KMC Stadium. Around 2,900 teachers from 440 school units in Karachi were invited. TCF representatives, donor groups and volunteers also attended the event.

Teachers were conferred achievement awards in different categories such as attendance awards, 10- and 15-year service awards and outstanding performance awards.... Read More

Date: Jan 10, 12 The News: 'The Citizens Foundation holds annual award function'

The Citizens Foundation (TCF) recently held its eighth annual award function at the KMC Stadium to honour its teaching faculty.

Around 2,900 teachers from 440 TCF schools in Karachi were invited to the event along with TCF representatives, donor groups and volunteers. Achievement awards were conferred on teachers in different categories, including the cent percent attendance award and outstanding performance award.

Atiqa Odho and Arshad Mehmood were chief guests on the occasion. Both... Read More

Date: Jan 05, 12 Express Tribune: 'Instilling knowledge, expertise among the mentors '

ISLAMABAD: Volunteers of a local mobile company kicked off The Citizens Foundation’s (TCF) “Rahbar” mentor programme in the capital with an objective to promote education amongst the underprivileged, said a press release issued Monday.

In this regard, an interactive workshop was arranged to prepare the volunteers, who are taking part in TCF’s Rahbar programme (commencing from January) and instill in them the knowledge and expertise to carry out mentorship activities.

TCF Rahbar programme... Read More