The Citizens Foundation
TCF is a professionally managed, non-profit organization set
up in 1995 by a group of citizens concerned with the dismal
state of education in Pakistan. It is now one of Pakistan's
leading organizations in the field of formal education. As of
2009 TCF has established 600 purpose-built school units nationwide
with an enrollment of 80,000 students. TCF encourages female
enrollment and boasts of a 50% female ratio in almost every
campus. TCF has a full Female Faculty of 4,150 members. TCF
also has a dedicated Teacher Training Center in Karachi for
the ongoing training of its faculty and provides logistical
support to all its teachers. 6, 026 jobs have been created in
communities in which TCF operates.
The vision of TCF is to remove barriers of class and privilege
and to make the citizens of Pakistan Agents of Positive Change.
We believe that access to basic education is the right of each
individual and not a privilege. Apart from following the regular
curriculum, we focus on the character building of students to
equip them with high moral values and confidence.
To achieve our goals, TCF is constantly surveying education-deprived
locations in Pakistan to extend its network. Each new location
is appraised through an extensive land survey, assessment of
population, income level, number and standard of existing schools
in the area, demand for new school units, availability of an
accessible site to build a school, qualified teachers in the
area and a number of other criteria.
TCF is registered in Pakistan as a Company limited by guarantee
under section 42 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and its accounts
are audited by KPMG Taseer Hadi and Co. TCF is ranked amongst
the top five scoring organizations certified by the Pakistan
Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) and has received high non-profit
organization (NPO) governance rating of GR-8 by JCR-VIS Credit
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