Islamabad
\nThe leading Sindh-based educational charity, Green Crescent Trust (GCT), is set to hold consecutive get-togethers in Lahore and Islamabad, seeking philanthropic support from prominent businessmen and industrialists in Punjab and the federal capital to accelerate its mission of enrolling out-of-school children across Sindh.
\nGCT CEO Zahid Saeed will deliver a compelling presentation highlighting key facts and figures related to the current education crisis in Pakistan.
\nHe will also outline a practical and impactful way forward, proposing sustainable solutions to address the serious challenges facing school education\u2014particularly for underprivileged children\u2014through GCT\u2019s proven and scalable model.
\nFor the past 31 years, GCT has been working tirelessly to eradicate illiteracy and provide quality education to children from underprivileged communities.
\nThe trust has established a network of 173 charitable schools in remote and neglected rural areas of Sindh, with a total enrolment of 34,660 students, over 40 per cent of whom are girls.
\nAmong these students, 2,150 orphans receive specialized support for both their education and welfare, delivered by more than 2,000 qualified teachers committed to serving deprived communities.
\nThe upcoming event in Lahore will be graced by Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman as the chief guest, with Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir attending as the guest of honor. In Islamabad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Tourism Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan will grace the event as the chief guest.
\nBoth events will be conducted by Renowned artist Adnan Siddiqui, whose continued support adds powerful voice and visibility to GCT\u2019s mission.
\nRenowned business leader Khawaja Shahzeb Akram and Mr. Usman Shaukat, President of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, will graciously host the upcoming fundraising dinners in Lahore and Islamabad, respectively. Both are widely respected for their dynamic leadership and unwavering commitment to social development.
\nTheir continued support for education and community upliftment brings immense value to GCT\u2019s mission of transforming lives through quality education for underprivileged children.
\n\u201cThanks to the generous support of our committed donors, GCT remains steadfast in pursuing its Vision 2030,\u201d said Zahid Saeed, CEO of GCT.
\nHe further shared that the vision aims to expand GCT\u2019s network of charitable schools in Sindh to 250 institutions, with the capacity to provide quality education to 100,000 underprivileged children over the next\u00a0five\u00a0years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad The leading Sindh-based educational charity, Green Crescent Trust (GCT), is set to hold consecutive get-togethers in Lahore and Islamabad, seeking philanthropic support from prominent businessmen and industrialists in Punjab and the federal capital to accelerate its mission of enrolling out-of-school children across Sindh. GCT CEO Zahid Saeed will deliver a compelling presentation highlighting key […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518599,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-518582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n