Continuing cause of education among poor kids in Pakistan
Patrons learn of effective learning tools for kids with no access to online
APakistan-based nonprofit organisation, The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF), registered at the International Humanitarian City (IHC), Dubai, held its first webinar during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic to apprise its UAE patrons on how it was managing the education of underprivileged children during this period.
The Citizen’s Foundation (TCF) held a Zoom webinar on April 7 that was attended by over 100 members of the UAE community such as young professionals, businessmen, and people who support the cause of education. TCF was conferred the MGM awards for its innovative education methods and the Best Covid-19 response by the International Humanitarian City in March 2021.
Speaking at the webinar, Ateed Riaz, its founder-director, said, “Our goal is to empower the children of Pakistan with quality education so they can grow up to become agents of positive change and work to transform their communities and the society at large. It is only through education that we can help our
1,652 school units TCF operates in urban, slum and rural areas
266,000 deserving students, nearly half girls, have been enrolled
children escape inter generational poverty and set them on the path of self-reliance. We are deeply grateful to the UAE community for wholeheartedly supporting the cause of education over these years and helping us bring more children from streets into schools.”
Largest private employer
A present, TCF operates 1,652 school units in urban slums and rural areas across more than 700 communities in Pakistan where children were previously out-of-school. The foundation is the largest private employer of women in Pakistan with more than 12,500 teachers and principals.
The webinar described in detail how the foundation countered the challenge of educating children in the absence of widespread online or digital learning in this period. During the pandemic TCF adopted several audio-visual measures to keep students engaged.