THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION

Education is a right

Not a privilege

Misery Index

• 56% of Pakistani’s have never been to school

• 78% of the rural women haven’t seen the inside of a school

Population of Pakistan160,970,000

= 90,143,200

= 40,680,300

Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 20081998 Population Census of Pakistan

64,388,000 children in Pakistan need

education

Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008 , 16.1 Population of Pakistan

4,000,000 children are added to the population annually

Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008 , 16.2 Population Birth Rate

the problem continues to grow…

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

In August 1995, The Citizens Foundation was formed as a company Limited by

Guarantee and registered with the Security and Exchange Commission of

Pakistan

Seeing too many small children in the streets of less privileged areas, the directors chose a

formal schooling model for TCF

Which meant…

An Academic Block

Primary School: 6 to 7 classroomsSecondary School: 10 classrooms + labs

Spacious Classrooms

Art Rooms

Computer Labs (Secondary)

Science Laboratories (Secondary)

And Play Areas

From the first 5 schools in 1996, TCF has now progressed to…

600 school units nationwide

80,000 students enrolled

50% female enrollment

4,150 all female teachers

6,000+ employment

Teacher Training Centres under

construction in

Karachi & Mansehra

TCF Presence

TCF Growth

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TCF VisionRemoving barriers of class and

privilege to ensure that the citizens of Pakistan may become agents of

positive change

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

What TCF offers1. 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

2. Transparent accounting – Audited by KPMG Taseer Hadi and publicly available at

www.thecitizensfoundation.org

3. 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)

TCF Operations

• 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

Tuition Fee

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

TCF Teachers

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

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!

Shumaila & Parveen37 TCF students have

returned to teach at TCF schools

Students who have now returned to teach at TCF Schools

TCF Awards 2007

TCF Students

TCF Matriculation Results

C 15%

B 44%

A 33%

A+ 8%

98% of students matriculated successfully

TCF Students are…. Confident

And oOnly

…Participants in Holistic Development

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

…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

…Achieving Dreams

Durdana Rehman, enrolled in one of the leading medical colleges (Fatima Jinnah Medical College) in Lahore, Pakistan

Saba Hameed, daughter of a maid and a farmer, secured third position in the Intermediate (grade XI) Exams in all

of Lahore Board 2007

…Achieving Dreams

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

TCF’s Future Plan…..

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School Units Children

How you can help…Schemes Amount in PKR

Textbooks for one Classroom 10,000

Uniforms for one Classroom10,000

Support education for one child 10,000

Support a child K.G to grade X 100,000

Support a Primary School 1,100,000

Support a Secondary School 1,900,000

Support a Classroom for ten years 2,500,000

www.thecitizensfoundation.org

Thank you for you time…