THE CITIZENS FOUNDATION

(TCF)

Principal Officers of Organisation
Name Title / Function
Mr. Sabeeh Qamar uz Zaman Chief Executive
Mr. Ahsan Saleem Chairman
Mr. Ateed Riaz Director
Mr. Mushtaq Chapra Director

The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a professionally managed, non-profit, non-political organization that is dedicated to the promotion of quality education, on a mass scale in rural and lower income urban areas of Pakistan.

Based in Karachi, it is led by Mr. Sabeeh Qamar uz Zaman, who retired from the Army with the rank of Lieutenant General, before becoming Chief Executive of TCF. The Citizens Foundation does not seek funds from UN Agencies and international donors, and has already managed to build sixty schools in Karachi, Kasur, Lahore and Rawalpindi in the four years of its existence. Over a ten year span, it plans to build 1,000 schools providing formal education for boys and girls in the most underprivileged neighbourhoods.

Other Information
Country/City where the NGO is Registered Pakistan, Karachi
Year of foundation 1995
Year of registration with National Authorities 1996
Year of registration with DPI 2000
Headquarters’ mailing address

9th Floor, NIC Building, Abbasi Shaheed Road, Karachi 75530, Pakistan

Telephone (Country & area code) (Number) 92 - 21 - 5671127, 5653195
Telefax (Country & area code) (Number) 92 - 21 - 5653173
Email citizens@cyber.net.pk

Representative at United Nations:

Mr. Kashif Sabeeh, 32 Waverley Street, Apt. 3, Jersey City, NJ 07307

Telephone:1-201-653-3948
Areas of activity: Literacy/Education, Children/Youth
Scope of organization National
Number of members reportedly registered with organization

Individual members: 3500, Organizations: 70

Main funding sources for organization’s activities Fund raising activities, Voulntary contributions
Publications by organization Newsletter - Qaurterly, TCF Update - Biannual, Annual Report