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 Hello Everyone,

My name is Alisha Tasleem and I attend City American School in Ajman, and this fall, I will be in my junior year of high school. I am a STEM, learning, and empowering others kind of person — because to me, when you lift others up, you yourself become higher.

That's why I wanted to raise funds for something really near and dear to my heart:

Underprivileged Children's Education in Pakistan.

The Citizens Foundation, How it all began:

In 1995, a handful of friends in Karachi were inspired to create change and safeguard the futures of children.

They set up The Citizens Foundation (TCF) with one mission:

To make quality education available to every child — no matter background, gender, or income.

Nearly 30 years later, TCF is now one of Pakistan's top non-profit organizations.

They've built 2,033 purpose-built schools in the heart of city slums and rural villages. 

They now educate 301, 000 children, and have had 63,000 young minds graduate out of TCF schools — many of whom are now teachers, engineers, doctors, and change-makers themselves.

The Problem:

At the moment, 26 million children in Pakistan aren't in school.

That is 4 out of 10 children — children with potential but with no opportunity.

We talk about "children are the future" — but how many of us are actually holding that fact? 

Why Should You Care?

Because this isn't somebody else's problem. It's ours.

A generation that lacks education is a generation that can't lead, innovate, or prosper.

But the point is: you can make a difference — and it's more accessible than you may think.

For 50 AED, you can sponsor a child through a month of school.

For 600 AED, you sponsor an entire year of education for a child. 

That's less than you'd spend on new shoes… and it has the potential to change the course of a child's life.

"When children ask for light, we must become the light in their eyes."

— Faiz Ahmed Faiz

"Arise and wake up the poor of my country. Shake the walls of palaces of the rich."

— Allama Iqbal

Let's Create a Roshan Kal – A Brighter Tomorrow

Education is the cornerstone of every dream, every solution, every dawn for me.

Let's not wait for change — let's be it.

Give a child a chance to tell their own tale, light up their neighborhood, and shine on tomorrow.

Support. Share. Speak out.

Because one small act of yours… could make a Roshan Kal (a brighter tommorow) for them.

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