TV and Film actor Ali Rehman Khan
visited The Citizen Foundation’s (TCF) Head Office and signed an agreement to
become goodwill ambassador. He has previously visited TCF Qayumabad Campus and
showed his commitment towards TCF’s mission to provide quality education for
the less privileged. He will support the ongoing efforts of TCF by creating
awareness for the need to create education opportunities for all the children
of Pakistan regardless of their caste, creed, religion or ethnicity.
On behalf of TCF, Syed Asaad Ayub
Ahmad, CEO TCF signed the agreement and welcomed Ali Rehman Khan on board for
joining the TCF’s education movement. Expressing his thoughts, Asaad Ayub said,
“We need to highlight the emergency for
the need to educate all children because it is their basic right. I am so grateful
to Ali Rehman Khan for becoming a part of the big TCF family and for graciously
agreeing to help us in talking about this very important issue. I have no doubt
that these efforts will help us in reaching out to many more out of school
children.”
Education remains one of the
biggest socio-economic issues being faced by Pakistan. Currently, there are
more than 22.6 million out of school children. This makes Pakistan the country
with second highest number of out of school children in Pakistan. That’s why we
are facing an education emergency and all hands need to be on the deck to
create the capacity for providing education for these out of school children.
Statistics reveal that 1/3rd of out-of-school children do not attend
because education is too expensive or the school is too far. The TCF school
model was built to solve for these issues.
“I visited the Qayumabad TCF school last month and it was one of the
most incredible days of my life. I have
joined hands with TCF to support their mission to provide quality education for
the less privileged,” said Ali Rehman Khan after signing the agreement.
The Economist has called The
Citizens Foundation (TCF) ‘perhaps the largest network of independently run
schools in the world.’ TCF has more than 1,500 school units in 700 sites across
Pakistan where children were previously out-of-school. TCF has built schools in
the heart of rural communities and urban slums so schools are a walking
distance away from the children. The Citizens Foundation is the largest private
employer of women in Pakistan with an all-female faculty of 12,000 teachers and
principals, encouraging parents to send their girls to school. TCF has 252,000
students this year. Nearly half (48%) of TCF students are girls. Eighty-eight
percent of TCF alumni have gone to college and 71% are employed.
About TCF
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a
strong advocate of the belief that a truly informed and educated society forms
the foundation of a progressive state and instills in its citizens the ability
to adapt and evolve with changing times. It is a non-profit organization set up
in 1995 by a group of citizens who wanted to bring about positive social change
through education. 24 years later, TCF is now one of Pakistan’s leading
organizations in the field of education for the less privileged. The TCF model
focuses on providing quality education through purpose-built schools located in
the heart of Pakistan’s urban slums and rural communities. The organization ensures that girls represent
nearly 50% of overall student enrolment. To magnify its impact, improve
enrolment and quality of education, TCF is also adopting Government schools
across Pakistan. www.tcf.org.pk