THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION
Education is a right
Not a privilege
Misery Index
Population of Pakistan
160,970,000
•56% of Pakistani’s have never been to school
=90,143,200
•78% of the rural women haven’t seen
the inside of a school
=40,680,300
Pakistan Statistical Yearbook 2008
1998 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 nonprofit 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 classrooms
Secondary 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…
From the first 5 schools in 1996 has progressed to...
...
...
660 school units nationwide
92,000 students enrolled
50% female enrolment
5,000 all female teachers
7,000+ employment
Teacher Training Centres under
construction in
Karachi & Mansehra
TCF Presence
60
0
TCF Growth
53
0
600
45
5
500
35
0
400
19
0
25
4
300
0
1996
1997
1998
34
26
16
6
100
1999
10
5
62
83
15
0
200
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
TCF Vision
Removing 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
TCF Operations
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 950 per child per month
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 a 120-hours pre-service
and 80-hours annual developmental training
• All teachers are provided door-to-door transport
via a school van
Faiza –Alumni and Teacher
• Fehmida, born and educated in the
extremely rural area of Turbat,
Baluchistan, is an exemplary 23 yearold 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 & Parveen
37 TCF students have
returned to teach at TCF
schools
TCF Awards 2007
Students who have now returned to
teach at TCF Schools
TCF Students
TCF Matriculation Results
98% of students matriculated successfully
C
15%
A+
8%
A
33%
B
44%
TCF Students are…. Confident
…Participants in Holistic Development
AndOnly
o
…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
…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
…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
TCF’s Future Plan…..
1,200
116,000
120,000
104,000
1,000
92,000
100,000
80,000
800
600
55,000
80,000
65,000
400 38,000
200
128,000 140,000
311
455
530
600
700
800
900
1,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
0
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
School Units
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
Children
2013-14
How you can help…
Schemes (2009-10)
PKR
$
Textbooks for one Classroom
10,000
Uniforms for one Classroom
10,000
Support education for one child
10,000
120
Support a child K.G to grade X
110,000
1,375
Support a Primary School
1,100,000
13,750
Support a Secondary School
1,900,000
23,750
Support a Classroom for ten years
2,500,000
31,000
13,500,000
169,000
Establish a TCF School Unit + 3 Year Support (10-11)
* Detailed proposal will be provided on request
120
120
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