Success Stories
Every child who walks through a TCF door carries a story.
TCF Alumna Kainat makes it to Harvard!
Kainat Ansari from Orangi Town was accepted to the Harvard Graduate School of Education — going from a slum community school to one of the world's most prestigious universities.
Alumni“My fate changed when I came to TCF.”
August 26, 2024A TCF alumnus from Old Muzaffarabad Colony in Landhi, Karachi, Asad is an IBA graduate and visiting faculty member. A Fulbright scholar, he earned a Master's in Business Intelligence and Analytics at Stevens Institute of Technology in the USA.
AlumniSadia’s Path from TCF Graduate to Police Officer
August 26, 2024Sadia graduated from TCF in 2015 and joined the Police Force to support her father, a security guard providing for a family of twelve. Eight years on, she helps women seeking assistance by creating a safe space for them, and now hopes to pursue an LLB.
AlumniAyesha’s Journey of Change
January 18, 2024From Bhai Pheru village in rural Punjab, Ayesha joined TCF in Grade 3 after a teacher visited her home. Against her extended family's and the village Chaudhary's resistance, she won approval to attend LUMS on the strength of her admission letter. Now studying Management Sciences, she dreams of launc
AlumniA First-Generation Doctor!
August 18, 2023From Bhittaiabad, Karachi, Aqsa enrolled at a TCF school in Grade 6 after her labourer father struggled to fund her schooling. She discovered a passion for medicine, earned a full TCF scholarship to Ziauddin University, and graduated as a Doctor of Physical Therapy, the first girl in her family to a
StudentGul Muhammad is going the extra mile!
August 18, 2023A Grade 8 TCF student in Qasim Bughio village, Hala (Sindh), Gul Muhammad brews and serves tea at a roadside dhaba from sundown to midnight after his father fell ill. Despite the hardship, he is determined to finish his studies.
AlumniFrom Orangi Town to Whitman College & Oxford – The Story of Kainat Ansari!
August 18, 2023A TCF alumna from a low-income settlement in Orangi Town, Karachi, Kainat overcame cultural and financial obstacles to study at Whitman College in Washington State and Oxford University in the UK, with TCF's support.
AlumniBeyond the boundaries of Bhai Pheru Village to LUMS!
August 18, 2023The first girl in her family to complete matriculation and attend university, Ayesha travelled from Bhai Pheru to LUMS to study Management Sciences with her parents' support, overcoming villagers' objections. She dreams of starting a clothing business and breaking the beliefs that hold girls back.
StudentRabia Lost Almost Everything To The Floods Except Her Education
November 22, 2022When floods tore through Soomro Goth in Jacobabad, Rabia's family fled their collapsing mud-brick home and lost their crops. Clinging to her school bag to save her books, Rabia held onto her education, and with encouragement from her principal Ms. Raheela, found hope in returning to school.
AlumniFruit-seller’s son, TCF alumnus graduates from GIKI
October 8, 2022Asad, son of a fruit-seller from Khuda ki Basti, graduated from the prestigious GIKI engineering university and starts his first software job; four siblings remain at TCF schools.