The Citizens Foundation (TCF) was formed in 1995 to provide education to underprivileged children in Pakistan. It has since expanded to over 600 school units nationwide educating 80,000 students, 50% of whom are girls. TCF aims to remove barriers to education by keeping school fees low and providing scholarships. It trains and supports dedicated teachers to deliver quality education programs. Many TCF students have gone on to higher education and successful careers, achieving dreams once thought impossible.
4. 78% of the rural women haven’t seen the inside of a schoolPopulation of Pakistan 160,970,000 = 90,143,200 = 40,680,300 Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008 1998 Population Census of Pakistan
5. 64,388,000 children in Pakistan need education Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008 , 16.1 Population of Pakistan
6. 4,000,000 children are added to the population annually Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008 , 16.2 Population Birth Rate
8. Distressed by the dismal state of society in Pakistan in 1995, a group of concerned citizens ventured into the formation of a non-profit company
9. In August 1995, The Citizens Foundation was formed as a company Limited by Guarantee and registered with the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
10. Seeing too many small children in the streets of less privileged areas, the directors chose a formal schooling model for TCF
27. TCF Vision Removing barriers of class and privilege to ensure that the citizens of Pakistan may become agents of positive change
28. TCF Mission To bring about an enduring positive change for communities with greatest need through: The power of quality education, enabling moral, spiritual, and intellectual enlightenment and Creating opportunities to improve quality of life
29. What TCF offers Professional management TCF is one of the 5 highest-rated certified organizations by the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy 26th MAP Corporate Excellence Award Corporate Governance Rating of 8 by JCR-VIS Transparent accounting Audited by KPMG Taseer Hadi and publicly available at www.thecitizensfoundation.org International recognition, with support groups in several countries: UK, USA, Canada and the Middle East Tax exempt status in Pakistan, UK, and USA, Canada (one of only 5 recipients in Pakistan post 9-11)
31. Tuition Fee TCF has a subsidized monthly school fee*charged to students to instill value in education PKR 200 for primary schools On scholarship, as little as PKR 10 can be paid PKR 300 for secondary schools On scholarship, as little as PKR 20 can be paid *The actual operational costs incurred are PKR 833 per child per month
32. Operational costs comprise of: Teacher salaries and training Door to door faculty transport Management expenses of the school Central monitoring and evaluation Curriculum planning School utilities Text books and uniforms
34. TCF Teachers TCF Teachers are well qualified, dedicated resources All teachers go through an 8 week pre-service and 4 week annual developmental training All teachers are provided door-to-door transport via a school van
35. Faiza –Alumni and Teacher Fehmida, born and bred in the extremely rural area of Turbat, Baluchistan, is an exemplary 23 year-old woman, who at this very young age has assumed the position of Principal of TCF Primary Schools in Gwadar. After her parents passed away, she took a decision to move to Gwadar-it wasn’t an easy decision but one that has strengthened her. Today she radiates the same strength and resolve which energizes everyone around her!
36. Shumaila & Parveen 37 TCF students have returned to teach at TCF schools
37. TCF Awards 2007 Students who have now returned to teach at TCF Schools
42. Pablo Picasso’s grand daughter present with winners of the Unilever Art Competition- two TCF students at bottom right shoulder to shoulder with the most elite schools in the country …Art Competition Winners
43. …Scholarship Winners Standard Chartered Bank Country Manager awarding scholarship to TCF student 1,000 scholarships available to TCF matriculates pursuing higher education with the help of Standard Chartered
44. …Achieving Dreams Durdana Rehman, enrolled in one of the leading medical colleges (Fatima Jinnah Medical College) in Lahore, Pakistan
45. …Achieving Dreams Saba Hameed, daughter of a maid and a farmer, secured third position in the Intermediate (grade XI) Exams in all of Lahore Board 2007
46. Anum Fatima, daughter of the maid in her TCF school, is the new entrant to top business school IoBM in Karachi, successfully completed her first year with 3.0 GPA …Achieving Dreams