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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

Donation by Imama Afzal 04/09/09  

£50.00

Donation by aw 04/09/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

May God help us in our cause – “education for every single child in Pakistan, inshaAllah”. Donation by Asim & Tamreez 19/08/09  

£1,947.00 + £549.15 Gift Aid

Cake money Donation by Akhtar 18/08/09  

Good luck guys! Donation by Ian Talbot 17/08/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done for undertaking such an event for a great cause. Good luck and all the best with it! Donation by Alex Pennington 13/08/09  

Donation by anonymous 01/08/09  

£40.00

Hey...good luck with the fundraising...and you must come over before you go so we can feed you with lots of soul food:) Donation by Homaira Sofia Khan 29/07/09  

£40.00 + £11.28 Gift Aid

I'm so proud of you both. Best of Luck!! Donation by Sumaira Razzaq 29/07/09  

£25.00

Good Luck and keep safe. Donation by Zaheer Khan 27/07/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work bro, wama tawfiq illah billah. Donation by Akhtar Uzzaman 26/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

May God give you all the success and the best of rewards for this good cause. All the best. Donation by Jawad Syed 09/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Best of luck guys! Donation by Shiraz 07/07/09  

£30.00

Goodluck to you both, F Donation by Anonymous... 01/07/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

how is training coming along :-D ? goodluck and godspeed inshallah Donation by Nusrat Rahman 30/06/09  

£100.00

Donation by Anonymous 30/06/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck ! Donation by Munir 28/06/09  

TCF is an excellent organisation. Good cause guys and the best of luck! Donation by Ali Kheiri 24/06/09  

£100.00

Train hard and I'm sure you'll both be successful inshallah! Good on you for promoting such a worthy cause. Donation by Zishan 25/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

great going guys...wish u all the best...really proud of u 2! Donation by Rizwan Sadiq 25/05/09  

£200.00 + £56.41 Gift Aid

Good Luck Buddy, All the best to you and Tamreez.. Great Cause Donation by Amir K 21/05/09  

£50.00

Asim sahib...be safe Donation by Baba Adam 21/05/09  

£100.00

It's a tough challenge and a very worthy cause, so the very best of luck to you both Donation by Alex Makepeace 20/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

M.A.Jinnah once said that with faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve- Insha'Allah :) Donation by Sundas Ali 18/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

I will donate with honor, what an excellent adventure for a worthy cause. Masha'Allah! Donation by Dean Crilly 14/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I am so proud of you two! I wish I could do this someday! Truly support this cause with the core of my heart! Goodluck :) !! Be safe , God bless! Donation by Fizza 13/05/09  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Be safe please! Donation by Charlotte Ng 12/05/09  

£50.00

May Allah be please with your righteous cause. Good luck.. Donation by Saeed Malik 12/05/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Best of luck!! Donation by Ab Malik 11/05/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

good luck guys Donation by Ali Iftikhar 11/05/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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