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From 16-25th October this year, we are climbing Kilimanjaro "The Roof of Africa" (the highest peak in the continent) to support education in Pakistan!

We believe education is the key to solving many of the problems we face in Pakistan today ranging from economic development, women's rights to intolerance and terrorism.

We will be fundraising for Friends of The Citizens Foundation (FTCF) which has built 600 schools in urban slums and rural areas of Pakistan providing quality education to underprivileged children. TCF is the most organized, professional and dedicated education charity we have come across and we urge all our friends and family to help us in raising funds for their amazing cause!

Here are some facts about TCF that we found not only impressive but absolutely inspiring:

- Almost all children at TCF schools come from the poorest segments of society (urban slums and extremely poor rural communities).

- Some of these children actually work during the day to supplement the family income and are offered evening school shifts.

- 50% of the children in their schools are girls! In a country with appalling rates of female literacy, this will have a major impact in educating the next generation of women.

- Books, uniforms, meals and not to mention a quality education by trained teachers are provided at highly subsidized rates (the fees, sometimes as little as 0.1p per month, are charged just to encourage ownership and responsibility).

- The schools have extremely high retention rates and the pass rate of their high school students is 99% (compare this to the national average of about 60%). Of these, 73% TCF students have gone on to college.

- FTCF has a College Placement program and provides college scholarships to their brightest students. Recently two young women have become their first students to be accepted to a Medical College and Karachi's top Business College (IBA) with scholarships.

Donating through Justgiving is quick, easy and totally secure. It’s also the most efficient way to sponsor us. FTCF gets your money faster and, if you’re a UK taxpayer, Justgiving makes sure 25% in Gift Aid, plus a 3% supplement, are added to your donation.

So please sponsor us now and support this great initiative in Pakistan!

Regards,

Asim and Tamreez

Congrats on making it up kilamanjaro! Good luck raising more money. Not easy! People like yourselves make me feel hopeful about human society. Donation by Edgar Benjamin Cabrera 28/10/09  

£61.30

Dear Asim and Tamreez, Best of wishes to both of you for this nobel cause. Your mamoon and aunty. Donation by Abrar Chaudhry 15/10/09  

£100.00

Best wishes, I am sure you both will reach the peak of Kilimanjaor aswell the pristine goals you have set in transforming lives. -lotsoflove -ash# Donation by Ahamarshan JN (ash) 15/10/09  

£10.00

Best of luck! Donation by Noshe Asif 13/10/09  

£5.00

Best of luck! Donation by Sana Zia 13/10/09  

£10.00

Best of luck and be safe on your trek! Donation by Taylor St John 11/10/09  

£25.00

Good cause, best of luck! Donation by Zeshan Ghory 11/10/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Appreciate the work you are doing. Best of Luck! Donation by Sherjeel Aman 10/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck Asim and Tamreez ! May Allah (swt) give you strength and perseverance on the climb. Donation by Tariq Al-Olaimy 09/10/09  

£50.00

Keep on with the good work. Best Wishes to both of you!! Donation by Uzma Qadir 09/10/09  

£50.00

Best of luck, dress warm & remember to enjoy the view and take lots of photos. Donation by Usman Choudhary 08/10/09  

£50.00

Good Luck Donation by Mumtad Choudhury 07/10/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Dear Asim and Tamreez, we both wish you a very happy adventure for a noble cause. All the best, love from mamoo and aunti Donation by Khalid Choudhary 07/10/09  

£100.00

Thank you, my friends, for putting smiles on the faces of many :) Many of us just remain planning what you're actually executing. Donation by A 04/10/09  

£10.00

Donation by Nouman Khalid 02/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck!!!! Donation by Tatiana Papanastasiou 30/09/09  

£20.00

Goodluck guys :) Donation by Aisha Zaman 30/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck :) Donation by Helene Lund Engebø 30/09/09  

£50.00

A very noble cause- MashAllah. May Allah SWT make it easy and successful. Donation by Munaf & Nazmeen 26/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck, have fun, and enjoy that feeling when you reach the top. Oh and shout "DRAGOOOO" (Rocky IV) for me when your there! Donation by Faheem 25/09/09  

£15.00 + £4.23 Gift Aid

Donation by anonymous 24/09/09  

£100.00

May God grant you always a sunbeam to warm you, a moonbeam to charm you, a minding angel so nothing can harm you. God bless you !! Donation by munnaza inam 24/09/09  

£200.00

Good Luck Brother Donation by Waseem and Asifa 22/09/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

I hope it goes well guys!! :) Donation by Silvia 19/09/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

A really great cause. Best wishes and good luck with the climb. May ALLAH (SWT) accept everyones efforts, ameen. Donation by Adil Butt 19/09/09  

Just wish you'd been more patriotic and chosen to climb K2 instead. :p (j/k). Best of luck with the climb. Will look forward to the photos. Donation by Usman & Nida 13/09/09  

£50.00

Im so excited for you ! good lluucck =D Donation by Mahnur Khan 09/09/09  

£20.00

Good luck guys! Donation by Rabia Saleem 08/09/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Great work guys , keep it up! i wish u all the luck and love. Donation by Naz Khan 08/09/09  

£50.00

Donation by anonymous 05/09/09  

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