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TCF Vision

Positive Change

To remove barriers of class and privilege to make the citizens of Pakistan

agents of positive change.

TCF Mission

Quality Education

Better Future

Through the power of quality education enabling moral, spiritual, and

intellectual enlightenment. Creating opportunities to improve quality of life.

TCF Values

Integrity

Ownership

Continuous Improvement

Why We Are Different

We are different for the following reasons:

1. Education for the masses - All our schools are located in urban slums and rural areas

of Pakistan. These are areas characterized by extreme poverty, where people neitherhave the means nor access to quality education.

2. National presence - We are present in 83 different locations nationally, with enrollmentof 102,000 students

3. Mission -

o Quality Education

o Better Future

Through the power of quality education enabling moral, spiritual, and intellectualenlightenment. Creating opportunities to improve quality of life.

4. Professional management - We are one of the few non-profit organizations in Pakistan

that are professionally managed by a team of highly dedicated managers and staffemployed on a full-time basis.

5. High level of governance - We have been assigned a non-profit organization

governance rating of GR8+ by JCR-VIS Credit Rating Co Ltd. These ratings are based on

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a scale ranging from GR-1 (lowest) to GR-10 (highest). The assigned rating denotes a

high level of governance in TCF.

6. Certified by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy - We have been certified by the PCP

after a detailed desk review, field evaluation and approved by their Certification Panel.

Certification by PCP is a seal for organizations that exhibit exemplary standards in

organizational effectiveness. TCF is amongst the highest scoring organisations certified by

PCP to date.

7. Purpose built schools - Our schools are designed by reputed firms of architects and are

complete with a library, art room and all essential facilities such as water, electricity,toilets, play area, furniture etc.

8. Scholarships & assistance - Scholarship upto 95% may be provided to all needy

students, resulting in many students paying as little Rs 10 per month. Books anduniforms are heavily subsidized and provided at easy installments.

9. Co-education system with a balanced gender ratio - Female student representationin our schools in most cases is 50%.

10.Comprehensive & dynamic curriculum - Although our schools follow a curriculum in

line with the officially prescribed syllabus by the board of their respective region, it issuitably modified and regularly updated to meet the demands of modern-day education.

This is done to ensure that students in TCF schools receive the most up-to-date education

available.

11.Regular quality assessment - TCF Education Program is regularly evaluated through

periodic inspections and assessments to ensure that the quality of education delivery is

up to TCF prescribed high standards.

12.Trained teachers an a dedicated teacher training centre - Education in our schools

is imparted through formally trained teachers, hired strictly on merit basis. TCF organizes

an extensive Pre-Service Training (PRESET) for its new staff every year. This training is

spread over 100 hours of various modules dealing with child psychology, learning styles,

assessment methods and child-centered teaching strategies. Apart from PRESET, rigorous

In-Service Training (INSET) is conducted every summer to keep our existing facultyabreast with new trends and pedagogy in teaching.

13.Complete education under one system - Our students have the opportunity to obtain

complete primary and secondary education (up to Grade X) under one schooling system,thereby giving them consistency in environment as well as the quality of education.

14.No discrimination - Our education program is open to all persons and communities,regardless of their race, color, creed, religion or location.

15.Promoting women employment - We only hire female faculty and presently there are

5, 400 teachers and principals across all our schools.

16.The education panacea - Through education, TCF aims to transform children's lives in

many distinct ways better health care, family planning, and a tolerant and positive

attitude towards society.

TCF Impact

TCF believes that illiteracy is the root cause of poverty. There is a direct correlation between the

average life expectancy at birth and the adult literacy rate. People who have learned to read and

write are more attentive to hygiene and health, less fatalistic and are more likely to turn to a

doctor in time of need. Part of the solution to problems in the developing world lies in education.

Hungry people need to be fed, but also need to be able to earn their own living. The sick need a

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cure, but must also be taught to avoid the unhygienic practices that make them ill. The old

adage, prevention is better than the cure, needs to be re-taught and adhered to again.

Education can make the difference between temporary alleviation and long-term

solutions.

In terms of priorities, feeding the hungry, housing the homeless and healing the sick will alwaysseem to take priority over teaching the basics of literacy. But illiteracy as a hindrance todevelopment needs to be acknowledged if long-term economic and social changes are to be

affected.

DefinitionDefinitions of what level of reading and writing ability actually makes a person 'literate' vary.

According to The World Christian Encyclopedia, literacy is "the ability to read and write, as

measured by the percentage of the adult population who can read and write their own name anda simple statement. A higher level of competence is required for functional literacy."

The term 'functional' literacy is used to describe a meaningful level of literacy that can be put to

practical use. This might mean people becoming aware of their basic rights, participating in

community life, learning everyday skills, expressing themselves or achieving a measure of self-reliance.

The priority for women's literacy is understandable because of their special responsibility in

passing on knowledge to future generations. Teaching women to read and write helps to improve

the well-being of the entire family, reduces fertility rates, ensures a greater emphasis on

education for their children, balances family dietary and sanitary conditions and boosts theirstatus within the community. Education for women is, therefore, a social necessity.

"Educate a boy and you educate one person. Educate a girl and you educate a nation."- Ibn Badis, an Algerian Muslim Reformist.

The Benefits Of LiteracyLiteracy saves lives

The education of parents has greater total effect on child mortality than any other factor. Oneyear of a mother's education has been associated with a 9% decrease in under 5 child mortality.

Teaching mothers to read can lead to a decrease in infant mortality of up to 50%.

Literates place higher value on the education of children. Adult education encourages children's

education. Children who live in an illiterate environment tend to forget what they have learned.Literacy means easier access to political and social arenas.

People who can read are better able to get involved in the society of which they are a part.

Literacy enables better money management.

People who cannot read are more likely to be fooled or taken advantage of.

Literacy enhances self-esteem and confidence.

Literacy increases access to better paid jobs.

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Literacy means greater productivity on a national scale.

In a recent study, a 20-30% increase in literacy produces a 8 -16% gain in GrossDomestic Product (GDP).

Literacy encourages later marriage and smaller families

TCF SupportersNationwideSupporters of TCF (STCF)

Supporters of TCF in Pakistan was first established in Karachi by a group of motivated citizens.

The Karachi Chapter of STCF was formed a year after the establishment of TCF and graduallySTCF chapters were setup in other cities too.

Worldwide*TCF UAE

Supporters of The Citizens Foundation in UAE established the first chapter of TCF overseas.

TCF in Bahrain

Launched in November 2000, TCF-Bahrain Chapter has been focused on creating more

awareness about the TCF cause and raising funds for its Education program through the

Pakistani community and friends of TCF in Bahrain.

TCF Canada

Since its inception in 2005, TCF Canada has put in its best effort to raise funds for TCF Schools.

2009 was a landmark year for TCF Canada because it received Charity Status from the CanadaRevenue Agency.

TCF UK (Friends of TCF - FTCF)

FTCF is a UK registered charity that raises funds for TCF. In 2009, foundations have been laid for

a vibrant FTCF support network in the East London area

TCF-USA

The Citizens Foundation, USA (TCF-USA) is a professionally managed tax-exempt charity, with a

support network of volunteer chapters across the USA.