By Sahar Gul | Project Leader
Dear Friend,
Thank you for your continued support for Teach For Pakistan. This Ramadan, your Zakat sponsored learning for over 530 students across underserved schools in Islamabad and Karachi. Meanwhile, our 2024 Fellowship cohort recently completed their two-year journey. This included 74 young leaders across Islamabad and Karachi who joined our Alumni movement, pledging lifelong commitment to education equity.
Thank you for standing with us in building and growing this movement for equity. Below are two stories from our classrooms, showcasing what your support enables.
A Classroom Rooted in Purpose
At an underserved school in Karachi, Fellow Sara began her first series of parent meetings not with report cards, but with an unfinished sentence: "Mera khuwab hai ke meri beti…" (My dream is that my daughter…). On this, mothers wrote with trembling hands, some with tears, sharing dreams for their daughters that are shaped by their own lived experiences. "Jo hum par guzri wo in par na guzray.""Main chahti hoon meri beti apna kamaye, apna khaye.". Every dream was different, yet each one asked for the same thing: dignity, independence, and agency. Sara carried those charts back into her classroom, where her students searched for their mothers' names, reading their dreams with curiosity and quiet pride. Their goals and aspirations suddenly carried more weight - they knew their mothers were dreaming alongside and standing by them. Learning became more personal, more meaningful, and more rooted in purpose.
Students as Leaders
When Teach For Pakistan Fellows first stepped into a classroom in Tarlai, a community on the outskirts of Islamabad, they noticed disengagement: their students would not raise their hands, speak in group discussions, or present in front of their classmates. Among their students, Eman especially stood out - she scored an average of 33% across all subjects, while remaining disengaged in the class. Over the next two years, with her teachers' support, studying in a classroom that valued creativity and expression, something shifted. Her average performance shot to 90%. She designed a solar cooker, represented her school at a science exhibition, and presented at a university-level science fair. But her most powerful work came from something personal. Earlier this year, an attack on an Imam Bargah in her community in Tarlai shook her deeply. Rather than feeling helpless, she took charge. She asked whether a stronger security system may have helped in this situation, and led the development of Khadim-e-Masjid, a sensor-based security solution designed to detect threats in real time. The project secured first place at a city-wide science and technology competition. Two years ago, Eman hesitated to even raise her hand in class. Today, she feels confident in taking leadership positions in her classroom, school, and community and works towards creating what she believes should exist in each space.
Thank you for making stories like these possible. Your Zakat continues to create change, one student, one classroom, one community at a time.
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By Sahar Gul | Project Leader
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