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

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TCF Education Programmes

Our education programme is designed to deliver
superior learning outcomes

  • Customized textbooks

  • In-depth teacher training

  • Quality assurance

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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

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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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TCF News & Stories

 
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) and Khan Academy Pakistan announce an AI-powered innovative collaboration to support teachers and enhance classroom lear
 
Meet Asad, a TCF alumnus from Old Muzaffarabad Colony, a low-income town in Landhi, Karachi. Asad is a graduate and visiting faculty member of Institu
 
Amidst the rhythmic chaos of the police station, Sadia calmly takes control of the unpredictable days. She welcomes women seeking help, listening and
 
Quality education begins with a competent teacher. A teacher’s excellence and her commitment to the service of educating is the compass steering the
 
What education makes possible is truly remarkable. The hope you give today holds the promise to grow into beautiful miracles tomorrow. For when childr
 
Renowned Pakistani Actor, Mahira Khan, urges you to support TCF this Ramadan and light up a child’s world with education.