These items from the media and press concern the vital work of The Citizens Foundation and the people who make it all possible.
Media
Rooting out illiteracy
Express Tribune – Samia Saleem ()
KARACHI: Nabila, Zahoor and Majida faced the same problem that many of their peers in government-run schools do: they lacked the means to pursue higher education. But things took a fortunate turn for these ambitious yet underprivileged children. Read the article
Teaching Pakistan’s impoverished
Guardian Weekly – Afshan Tabassum ()
Machar Colony in Karachi, Pakistan, is one of the region's most impoverished and neglected slums. Friends of the Citizens Foundation (FTCF) is a UK charity committed to making education accessible to children in Pakistan and operates a school in the area. Afshan Tabassum, principal at Vohra school, describes life in Machar Colony and a recent example of how children are benefiting from his efforts. Read the article | Visit the Guardian Weekly Web site
Schools of hope
New Statesman – William Dalrymple ()
With the virtual collapse of government schools, many parents have to depend on Wahhabi-funded madrasas. But a new foundation aims to provide quality, secular, subsidised education. It deserves our support. Read the article | Visit the New Statesman Web site
Lessons in hope
The Times – Joanna Pitman ()
Pakistan's poorest slum children once had only two options: education at the hands of religious extremists, or no future at all. But now all that has changed. Download
Secular education chalks up success with Pakistan’s poor
Financial Times – Farhan Bokhari ()
Boys and girls sit side by side in a system that is seen as an antidote to the more traditional, sectarian schooling. Read the article | Download
