About The Citizens Foundation (UK)
The Citizens Foundation (UK) is a UK registered charity that supports the education of underprivileged children in Pakistan. It achieves this by raising funds and awareness to support the education programmes of The Citizens Foundation, Pakistan’s leading education charity. Since 1995, TCF has been providing life-changing education through purpose-built schools in the heart of Pakistan’s urban and rural slums. Today, TCF runs “perhaps the largest network of independently run schools in the world” (The Economist). With an all-female faculty, TCF is also the largest private employer of women in Pakistan. To date, UK donors have built over 44 schools, of which 16 run afternoon shifts.
Vision
Positive Change
To remove barriers of class and privilege to make the citizens of Pakistan agents of positive change.
Mission
Education / Future
To enable moral, spiritual and intellectual enlightenment through quality education.
Values
Integrity
Ownership
Continuous Improvement
Years
26
Schools
1,687
Students
275,000
Our Model
Catering to the most needy
Embedding schools in the heart of urban slums & rural communities
Purpose-built schools
All female faculty & a 50% student gender ratio
Ensuring a high quality of education
Holistic student development & alumni support
Uplifting the entire community
Professional Management
TCF Schools
TCF embeds its purpose-built schools in the heart of
urban slums and rural communities
TCF Education Programmes
Our education programme is designed to deliver
superior learning outcomes
Customised textbooks
In-depth teacher training
Quality assurance
TCF Volunteer and Alumni Programmes
Our volunteer and alumni programmes aim for holistic
development of our students
Rahbar Programme is designed to mentor & empower TCF students
Alumni Development Programme prepares TCF alumni for admission in some of the finest universities
We conduct career counselling sessions with our graduating students to help them attain their academic & professional goals
Summer Camp engages and develops Primary school students through games & other drama-based activities
TCF Community Programmes
Our community programmes are focused on developing thriving communities around our schools
Our Aagahi Programme imparts functional literacy skills to women in school communities
We install water purification plants to provide clean water
We are providing vocational training to expand economic opportunities for women
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