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Zindagi Trust

After pondering over the state of education and health in our country, Irealized that the something is better than nothing view cannot apply to

education and health.

(Shehzad Roy)

Zindagi Trust is a non-profit 501(c)3 philanthropic organization that aims to provide qualityeducation to the underprivileged children of Pakistan. It has established 29 operationalschools with over 2800 children currently being educated across Pakistan. Additionally,Zindagi Trust is committed to promoting quality Government school reform and improvingthe curriculum and textbooks of the education system of Pakistan. Zindagi Trust along withthe Book Group was successful in the remarkable transformation of Fatimah GirlsGovernment School in Karachi where 2500 students are enrolled. Zindagi Trust has alsofounded vocational centers and health care clinics aimed at providing quality care todisadvantaged citizens.

Vision, Mission & Value

Vision:We would lead the way in providing opportunities and strategies to a better life through

education to the underprivileged working children of Pakistan.

Mission:We plan to achieve our vision and purpose by committing to the following mission:

To continue to provide formal education for working children enrolled in the Trusts program.

To create an institution, known for its commitment and excellence to the cause of education, aproviding a platform for employees and stakeholders to excel in their mission.

Values:We strive to uphold the following values in fulfilling our vision and mission:

About Us

President Message

Governance & Composition
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Compassion:The organization, its employees and other stakeholders believe in concern and sympathyfor the derprivileged especially working children.

Loyalty:As a Trust, we especially hold dear those who show devotion, faithfulness and allegiance to

the organization and the country.Ethics:The organization aspires to ethical practices (honesty, integrity) in its relationship with allits stakeholders.

Quality:As an organization we highly value quality and excellence both in terms of our programsand processes.

Character Building:We consider character building to be an integral aspect of our programs, as learningwithout personal integrity will be of little value to the individual and the society.

President Message

The test of the morality of a society iswhat it does for its children.

(Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

Zindagi Trust was established in 2002 with the visionof providing quality education to the underprivileged-working children of Pakistan. In Pakistan more than50% of the population is illiterate and numerousfactors have led to the vicious cycle of child labor.According to The News International, More than 10.5million children under the age of 15 in Pakistan are

currently employed in factories, cottage industries, onthe streets as vendors, and helping their parents inmenial jobs in order to support their families.Education is the inspiration that can give thesechildren a better future.

About Us

Vision Mission, & Values

Governance & Composition

Zindagi (life) is an inspiration! That inspiration comes from the unique experiences andchallenges of our lifes journey. Sometimes inspiration stems from the most negative

realities that launch the most positive endeavors as the story of Zindagi Trust. In ourdarkest hour, we find trusting hands that help and guide. Only then do we realize how many

more helping hands are needed to support that inspiration.

As an itinerant musician, I get to travel to many weird and wonderful places. One of themost unforgettable was the Thar dessert in Sind where I went in 2004 to shoot a video.

Entitled La Ilaha Illallah, it was a tribute to the poetry of Iqbal that communicates thesovereignty of Almighty Allah. It was heart-rending to observe the pitiable socio-economic

condition of the people of Thar. The most painful realization was the vulnerability of thechildren to poverty, malnutrition and poor health. I saw things I could not imagine, during

that trip. An inconceivable image of innocent children drinking contaminated water from awell where the carrion of birds and animals could be seen floating belowstamped on my

mind. I have been unable to take that image out of my mind.
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As soon as I came back to Karachi, I called upon a few close friends and expressed theurgent need to help children. Their willingness and the support of people like you helped me

gradually establish Zindagi Trust. The guidance of our nations most benevolentphilanthropist, Abdul Sattar Edhi, was invaluable. I was honored by his appearance in my

video YARAB and his support to my cause.

Now with over 35 I-am-paid-schools across Pakistan, over 5500 students, successfulGovernment school reforms, Health Care Centers, a Be my Buddy student sponsorshipprogram, Zindagi Trusts achievements are a result of the support and contribution from

people like you. Your helping hands of inspiration continue to make a difference in thefuture of thousands of children and we look with hope towards the horizon of education in

Pakistan.

Shehzad RoyPresidentZindagi Trust

Governance

Zindagi Trust operates under the auspices of a Pakistan-based Board of Trustees. ZindagiTrust was registered in July 2002 in Pakistan under the Societies Registration Act 1860 anddonations received in Pakistan are tax-exempt. All members of the Board of Trustees arevolunteers and serve without compensation.

Board of Trustees, Pakistan:

The Board of Trustees develops strategic goals and program initiatives; reviews andapproves annual plans and budgets; assists in expanding outreach, visibility and donorsupport; and monitors the progress of the organization.

Patron and Chairman:

Lt Gen Munir Hafiez (Retd)

Members:

Mr Shehzad RoyMr Razzak DawoodBrig Ikram ul Hasan (Retd)Mr Noman Ahmed NabiMr Bashir A. Memon

Board of Trustees USA:

Mr Mumtaz MirMr Ramzan DhanjiDr Amanullah


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Board of Trustees UK:

Mr Tahir NawazMr Jeremy Carwar

Mr Malik Asim SaeedMr Shehzad RoyLt Gen Munir Hafiez (Retd)

Board of Trustees Canada:

Dr Abida UsmanMr Khalid Usman

Leading Volunteers:

Mr Tauheed Ashraf, USAMs Sadia Ashraf, USAMs Misbah Momin, LahoreMs Hameedah Sayani, KarachiMs Rafia, Karachi

Education Consultant:

Mr Sami Mustafa

Auditors:

A. F. Fergusons & Co.Chartered Accountants

Management Team:

The management team assists the Board of Trustees in decision-making on all policymatters; oversees program and office operations in Pakistan; approves the selection ofpartner organizations; and evaluates all Zindagi Trusts budgets and project contracts

Brig Abdul Haque (Retd)Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Mr Azam Ali HaroonHead, Support Services

Mr Mohammad AsifSenior Manager, Accounts

Ms Jahanara ShirazAsst. Manager, Academics


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Mr Salman Javed ShahwaliAsst. Manager, Operations

Mr Syed Ghazanfar Ali RizviAsst. Manager, HR & Admin

Regional Coordinators:

Ms Quratullain Nauman,South Region

Ms Amina Qadeem KhanNorth Region

Mr Azam ZaiCentral Region

I am paid to learn

Quality education is every citizens right.(Shehzad Roy)

Zindagi Trust (ZT) aims at reaching out to the workingchildren of the nation and provides them basic functionalliteracy at the doorstep of their work place and residencesand supplements their earnings by providing them a dailystipend.

It endeavours to achieve the above throughimplementation of a unique concept called I am Paid toLearn, wherein a group of about fifty to sixty childrenworking in a certain neighbourhood are brought to aGovernment or a private school rented in the afternoonand literacy is provided to these working children for fivedays a week and four hours per day.

Pre Opening Strategies

Operating Criteria

Documentaries

At the end of the week they are paid a stipend of Rs.50/- per week for the time sacrificedout of their work routines and coming to ZT school to acquire some basic education, lifeskills and ethics which are generally lacking in their family lives. This also provides them a

motivation to continue their formal education once some literacy has been imparted uponthem by the ZT Schools. Presently, ZT supports over 2800 students studying in schoolsoperating in Karachi, Lahore and Rawalpindi.

Students are provided education in a three year span commencing from kindergarten (KG)level and finishing at class five levels. They are provided education of English, Urdu, SocialStudies, Islamiat, Mathematics, Science and Computers. Teachers are trained every year oncurrent methodology of teaching/learning, whereby they are motivated to move away fromtypical rote memorization and encourage children to learn through conduct of interactive
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sessions. Students are appraised on a regular basis and minimal dependency is kept on theend of term examination with a view to ultimately do away with the end of termexamination.I am Paid to Learn Campaign

In a country like Pakistan education is a privilege, not a basic right. Help the underprivilegedchildren of Zindagi Trust by supporting the campaigns below:

One month of basic education for onechild:

US$ 30

One year of basic education for one child: US$ 360

Make one child literate (3 years ofeducation):

US$ 1080

Sponsor an entire school for one month: US$ 1,667

Sponsor an entire school for one year: US$ 20,000

Pre opening Strategies

If we want our future generations to ask the rightquestions then a culture of discussion, interaction,

proactive thinking and asking questions needs to be encouraged.(Shehzad Roy)

In order to ensure the highest quality of education is imparted to these children, ZindagiTrusts professional system of operation is comprehensive and community-oriented. Weuphold the highest standards of administration by continually monitoring our programs toensure that your donations are used to maximum effectiveness. Here is a step-by-stepbreak-down of this system:


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Operating CriteriaPRINCIPAL MANAGEMENT:

. Identification of area for the project.

. Selection of the students from the area

. Selection of school building

. Selection of teachers for the project

. General administration of the school

. Monitoring performance of the school

I am Paid To Learn

Pre Opening Strategies

Documentaries

PROJECT MONITORING:

Each school progress is monitored in the following manner:
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. The assigned field officers visit the schools at least twice a week, where they record theirobservations.

. The Field Officer checks the daily attendance register of the students, the daily cataloguesmaintained by the teachers as well as the monthly assessment and progress reports of the

students.

. Zindagi Trust founder, Mr. Shehzad Roy, also regularly visits different schools and checksprogress reports to continually improve the standards.

RULES OF THE SCHOOL:

The following rules apply to the students:

. Teachers maintain a daily attendance record for each student

. Late arrival is permitted up to 15 minutes after which it is treated as absence.

. Absence without prior intimation for four consecutive days will result in expulsion from theschool

. The stipend of Rs.10 is paid only for the days a student attends his/her class.

Accounting System:

. Accounting records for the Schools are maintained by the Accounts Department

. Students are paid every Friday for the week ending previous Thursday.

Government school reforms

Overview

SMB Fatima Jinnah Government School

Background & Rationale:There are 41,713 primary schools, 2,600 middle schoolsand 1,747 secondary schools in Sindh. 5 million school-age children are out of school. They are out of schoolbecause the education they get at government schools

does not help them get jobs nor promises a better future.Without reforming government schools, the vast majorityof poor children will remain out of school. The answer toproviding good quality education for poor children is toreform the government schools.

SMB Before and AfterPhoto Gallery

SMB Before and AfterDetails

Documentary
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Our Approach

As a first step, we need to establish a prototype of a good Government school bybringing a paradigm shift in its physical infrastructure, administration and, mostimportant of all, the quality of education

Document these changes and influence the Sindh Education Department to replicatethis model on a larger scale

Use this Government school for bringing administrative changes in, and training ofteachers for other Government schools

The Government School

Through a Government notification (Government of Sindh), Zindagi Trust has beengiven full management of the SMB Fatima Jinnah Government Girls School, NishtarRoad, Karachi

Number of students: 2,600; Number of Teachers: 150

Spread over 5 acres, the campus has 7 schools each headed by a separateHeadmistress

Zindagi Trust is working closely with Bookgroup, a non-profit, Educational ResearchOrganization.

Development in SMB

Administrative

All the 7 schools have been merged into 3 sectionso Kindergarten (Class KG II)o Junior (Class III VI)o Senior (Class VII - X)

The school timings have been changed (previous: 7.45 am 12 noon) to 8.00 am to1.30 pm

A Principal appointed to head all the 3 sections

Morning and afternoon shifts have been collapsed into single shift

Teachers work for 5 days, Monday-Friday

Health-room and Daycare Centre were established and are functioning.

Modern offices and secretarial support are operational in the school.


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Academic Intervention and teachers training programme

Government prescribed textbooks has been replaced with better quality moderntextbooks.

o Phonics Programme - a child-friendly way of teaching English is being done ingrades KG to 6.

o New Heinemann Maths is being taught from grades 1-6o Countdown Maths is being taught in grades 7 & 8o Bookgroups Urdu books are being taught from grades 1 to 8.o These books are being provided to students free of cost.

Art is being taught with a new approach. Four new art teachers have been hired. Artmaterial is being supplied to all students free of cost.

Sport is taught to all students of grades KG to 10. Five sports teachers have beenhired so that all students can take sports as part of the timetable.

Computer is being taught from grades 6 onwards.

In-house teachers training programme for government teachers has been introducedto change the teaching method and improve the culture of learning.

A 18-membered Students Council was elected. Our students Council has been veryactive and assists us in the management of the school administration.

A six-monthly school Newsletter, Jalebian, is being published containing studentswork. A 10-membered Editorial Board comprising of students of grades 9 and 10 wasconstituted. The Board is responsible for publishing the school Newsletter.


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Learning ModulesLeaning modules have been introduced as part of the programme of studies to all students.

We hope to introduce more learning modules in the coming months.

Pottery Grade 3 219 students

Roller Blading Grades 4 & 5 432 students

Taekwondo Grade 6 197 students

Photography Grades 7 & 8 34 students

Rowing Grades 8 & 9 26 students

Book development Grade 8 35 students

Facilities for students and teachers

A 40-stationed, air-conditioned computer lab with latest and computers and flatscreen monitors.

A well-equipped, air-conditioned lending library with full-time trained librarians.

A health-room with a qualified doctor and an experienced nurse.

A well-equipped science lab.

A large and well-maintained football ground which is being used for various sportactivities.

A day-care centre where teachers can keep their infants or young children while theyare in school.

A modern conference room and a faculty study for teachers and students.

A custom made parking lot with proper security guards.

A 70-KVA stand-by generator has been installed to ensure uninterrupted teachingduring power failures.

A School Traffic Programme has been introduced to train students and parents on


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road safety to maintain traffic discipline in the school.

A school Welfare Fund has been created to provide financial assistance/uniforms/shoes/medicines, etc for the needy children.

Eye screening has been introduced to all students of grades KG to 10. Studentshaving severe eye related diseases are being referred to an eye surgeon for proper

treatment and follow-up.

Future Plans:

Document these changes and influence the Sindh Education Department to replicatethis model on a larger scale

Use this government school for bringing administrative changes in, and training ofteachers for other government schools.

Action

Donate

Zindagi Trust relies on the generosity and encouragement of its donors and supporters tonot only continue maintaining the already established schools but to also expand ZindagiTrusts work so that many more children can benefit from the gift of education.There arecountless ways in which you can get involved with Zindagi Trust and play an important rolein the life of an underprivileged child in Pakistan. All you need is the desire to make thiscommitment.

How to make a Donation:

Individuals:

Make a donation, support a campaign or volunteer at Zindagi Trust fundraisers

Businesses and Organizations:

Make a donation, be a corporate sponsor at a Zindagi Trust event, or support a campaign
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Method of Payments

Zindagi Trust a Tax Approved CharityDonations to Zindagi Trust are approved for tax

exemptions. Tax Exemption # CIT/COS.V/2007/499

Be my Buddy sponsors who pay by cheque/Bank draft(payable to `Zindagi Trust'), please send your contactinformation, write the name of sponsored student on theenvelope and mail to:

Online Donation

Donate in Pak Rs. Donate in US $.Methods of payment

CHEQUES & BANK DRAFTS in the name of Zindagi Trust (ZINDAGI RELIEF FUND INC. inCanada.).Our Addresses are:

Pakistan: House No. 94-C, Haji Abdul Razzak Jano Street, Faran Housing Society, Karachi,PakistanT: 92-21- 4125614 - 6 / 111-111-439F: 92-21- 4125617E: [email protected]

USA: 9406, Wickham Way, Orlando, Florida, 32836, USAT: 1-407-353-3163F: 1-407-8769273E: [email protected]

Canada: 2750, 14th Avenue, Suite # 207, Markham, Ont L3-R OB6, Ontario, CanadaT: 1-905-470-8111

F: 1-416-470-8121E: [email protected]

UK: No. 5-6, Portman Mews South, London W1H 6HU, United KingdomT: 44-02074910002E: [email protected]

DEPOSITS OR DIRECT BANK TRANSFERS in any of the following accounts. Kindly send
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us a letter communicating your donation and contact details to the respective address.

Pak Rs.

Title of Account: Zindagi Trust

Bank: Bank Al Habib LimitedCity Tower Branch, P.E.CH.C, Karachi, Pakistan

Account Nr: 1088-0081-001019-01-6

SWIFT Code: BAHLPKKXXX

Bank Address:Plot Nr 33-A, Citi Towers Block-6, P.E.CH.SMain Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi

(92-021) 4373150-53

(92-021) 4373154

US DollarTitle of Account: Zindagi Trust

Bank: Citibank N. A., Shahrah-e-Faisal Branch

Account # (US$) 9012523669Route #: 10991207

SWIFT Code: CITIPKKX

Pound Sterling

Title of Account: Zindagi Trust

Bank: Citibank N. A., Shahrah-e-Faisal BranchAccount # (UK) 9022523675

Route #: 600199SWIFT Code: CITIPKKX

Zindagi Trust a Tax Approved Charity

Pakistan: Donations to Zindagi Trust are approved for tax exemtion. Tax Exemption #


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CIT/COS.V/2007/499

USA: Zindagi Inc. is a 501 (c) tax-exempt organization (No. 20-1287010), which grantsfunds that benefit Zindagi Trust, its schools and other charitable educational projects. In

compliance with the IRS regulations, the Board of Trustees of Zindagi Inc. maintaincomplete discretion over allocation of gifts/funds to Zindagi Trust.

UK: Zindagi Trust is registered with the Charities Commission of England & Wales (No. 1101700).

Canada: Tax Creditable receipts will be issued to the donors through our partner, IDRF, aregistered Charitable Organization under the Canadian Tax Laws.

NOTE: If you sponsor a child through posting a cheque and in the mean time if someoneelse sponsors that child through credit card before we receive your cheque, Zindagi Trustholds the right to direct your generosity to a child very similar to the one you chose.

For any further queries, please email: [email protected]

Media

Press Kit

Shehzad Roy's Profile:

Roy was born on February 16, 1977 in Lahore His father Kabir Roy is a successfulbusinessman and his mother Nazli Qamar is a PhD holder and a domestic engineer. Hisolder sibling is married and resides in the USA. When in 5th grade, Roy moved with hisfamily to the USA and lived there for several years. Even at that tender age, he was struckby the discrepancy between quality public schools in America and Pakistan. He yearned tomake a difference in his native country. Roy came back and settled in Karachi, where afterfinishing his Bachelors his passion for music launched his successful career and he became aperformer and musician.


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Zindagi in News

Shehzad Roy Blog

In 2002 he established a charitable foundation-Zindagi Trust- to alleviate the condition ofworking children that strayed on the streets of urban Pakistan. In 2006 he was fortunateenough to pay homage to his faith, by performing Umrah with his manager Arif Roy andguitarist Imran Akhoond. Roy spends his time recording music and fundraising for his Trust.

He uses the proceeds from his concerts to support Zindagi Trust.

www.shehzadroy.com

About Zindagi Trust:After pondering over the state of education and health in our country, I realized that the

something is better than nothing view cannot apply to education and health. (ShehzadRoy)

Zindagi Trust is a non-profit 501(c)3 philanthropic organization that aims to provide qualityeducation to the underprivileged children of Pakistan. It has established 29 operationalschools with over 2800 children currently being educated across Pakistan. Additionally,

Zindagi Trust is committed to promoting quality Government school reform and improvingthe curriculum and textbooks of the education system of Pakistan. Zindagi Trust along withthe Book Group was successful in the remarkable transformation of Fatimah GirlsGovernment School in Karachi where 2500 students are enrolled. Zindagi Trust has alsofounded vocational centers and health care clinics aimed at providing quality care todisadvantaged citizens.
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