GCT – Newswire Pakistan

March 11, 2023March 13, 2023

It is myth that girl’s education is opposed in underprivileged areas of Sindh

Lahore, March 11, 2023 (PPI-OT): The non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT), which has been striving to enrol out-of-school children in remote and underprivileged parts of Sindh, has not experienced the closure of any of its schools not for a single day due to any security-related issue in the past 29 years since its inception. This was disclosed by GCT Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Zahid Saeed as he spoke at a fundraiser for the non-profit organisation for schooling of over 30,500 children belonging to underprivileged families who are enrolled in 160 GCT schools in remote and impoverished areas of the province.

“On the basis of our continuous work in the past 29 years, we have been able to bust two very popular myths about Sindh: one is that feudal landlords of the province do not allow the opening of quality schools in their areas and secondly they oppose schooling of native girls,” said Saeed. He added that the GCT had opened its schools in such remote and underprivileged parts of the province where there was no government school. “Even then our schools never ever faced any law and order problem,” he said. He told the audience that of a total of over 30,500 children in the GCT’s schools, 14,500 were girls, which showed that his charity had faced no issue in enrolling daughters belonging to deprived families.

“Our way of working is that prior to the opening of a new school in a faraway area, we take into confidence its influential persons about our plan to spread education in the area and we always get fullest cooperation from the elders of the community that is going to be benefited from our charitable activity,” he explained. He said the GCT with the support from philanthropists, donors, corporate sector, like-minded charities and government agencies would continue its drive to educate children of Sindh. He informed the audience that the GCT had the aim to increase the number of its charitable schools to 250 till 2025 having enrolment of a total of 100,000 children from destitute families.

The GCT CEO said some 25 million out-of-school children were one of the most serious national issues in Pakistan and all the relevant NGOs, charities, government and public sector institutions should join hands to tackle this problem in the shortest possible time. He said Pakistan had the massive potential to become a superpower like China in a few years but for achieving such a goal, it was necessary that each and every child in the country should get quality schooling.

Speaking on the occasion, GCT Patron-in-chief and noted industrialist Sardar Yasin Malik shared with the audience his personal story of how education had enabled him to progress from an ordinary man in Karachi to becoming the country’s top taxpayer. He said that education was the only way forward for the new generation of underprivileged families to come out of the vicious circle of poverty and exploitation.

He advised the audience that after attaining education one should practice entrepreneurship for securing financial empowerment in the shortest possible time. He praised Saeed’s commitment to building charitable schools in the remotest parts of Sindh where concerned parents did not have financial means to educate their children.

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Office # 310 and 311, Plot # E1-RSM Square Commercial Area,
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February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

Renowned persons from different fields to attend event on March 3 to reaffirm their commitment towards cause of education for all

Karachi, February 28, 2023 (PPI-OT):Noteworthy people from different walks of life will attend an event in Karachi on March 3 to reaffirm their commitment towards the cause of education for all children in Pakistan. The event is being held under the aegis of the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) to raise funds for the schooling of over 30,500 children from deprived families in Sindh. Noted persons who are likely to attend the fundraiser include former Sindh Governor, Imran Ismail, President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Muhammad Tariq Yousuf, renowned industrialist, Sardar Yasin Malik, who is also patron-in-Chief of Green Crescent Trust and other hundreds of leading businessmen in Karachi.

GCT CEO, Zahid Saeed expressed his determination to raise Rs 500 million through a series of resources mobilization activities, also including, fundraisers in few major cities in Pakistan, like as forthcoming event in Karachi, pre-Ramadan and Ramadan based fundraising campaigns, inauguration ceremonies of their few new schools, annual school events and other events for the schooling of up to one year of over 30,500 children from destitute families. These children are enrolled in 160 charitable schools of the GCT in Sindh.

He recalled that recently concerned philanthropists and businessmen from Lahore at a fundraiser generously donated for the schooling of 3,500 children from underprivileged families in Sindh. Punjab Governor, Muhammad Balighur Rehman, chaired the fundraiser that was held in the memory of noted industrialist and philanthropist, Late SM Muneer. He said the support his non-profit had received from concerned businessmen in Lahore made him optimistic about enrolling hundreds of thousands of out-of-school children in Sindh under a joint effort by the government of Sindh, concerned charities and leading philanthropists. He said the GCT was well on track to increase the number of its charitable schools in Sindh to 250 with an enrollment of a total of 100,000 students from deprived areas till 2025. He expressed his gratitude to the business community of Lahore for generously donating to the charitable drive of his non-profit in the education sector.

December 24, 2022December 26, 2022

Fun Gala in Karachi by Green Crescent Trust for 1,100 orphans

Karachi, December 24, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Sindh Government is going to actively seek cooperation from the concerned non-governmental organizations and charities for the early revival of education at schools damaged by recent floods. This was stated by Sindh Labour and Human Resources Minister, Saeed Ghani while speaking as the Chief Guest at a OSP (Orphan Support Programme) Fun Gala organized by the non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) at Dreamworld Resort for over 1,100 orphan students enrolled in its charitable schools. The orphan students from Karachi, Gharo and Thatta attended the event.

The Sindh Labour Minister said that around 20,000 school buildings had been damaged due to recent floods in the province as the provincial government alone didn’t have the resources to restore these educational premises. He said the support from the concerned international donor agencies and local NGOs would be vital for the revival of education for the students of the affected schools in Sindh. He told the audience that the Sindh Government had the desire to make concerned NGOs and charities partner in its drive to revive schooling in the shortest possible time in the areas affected by floods.

Saeed Ghani appreciated that the concerned NGOs had been actively partnering with the Sindh Government in its drive to enroll out-of-school children in the province. He appreciated that several NGOs and charitable organizations in the education sector continued with their academic activities without any interruption during the coronavirus pandemic and recent flood catastrophe.

He said the Sindh Government would also get assistance from the charities like GCT for providing quality school education to underprivileged children of the labourers. The Labour Minister appreciated that the GCT had been running a support program for orphan students at its schools as the OSP fun gala was held annually as part of this assistance package. He said the genuine charities in the education sector like the GCT had been fulfilling one of the fundamental duties of the state as defined in the constitution i.e. provision of quality education to children of deprived communities.

GCT CEO, Zahid Saeed, said that his charity was more than willing to join hands with the Sindh Government for the revival of schooling in the backward rural areas devastated by recent floods. He said that similar fun galas would also be organized in Hyderabad and Sukkur for entertaining orphan students at the GCT’s schools in other areas of the province. He said the GCT had been running a network of 160 charitable schools having an enrollment of 29,000 students from the underprivileged areas of Sindh. He said the GCT had the aim to increase the number of its charitable schools to 250 with an enrollment of a total of 100,000 out-of-school children till 2025.

GCT’s Patron-in-Chief, Sardar Yasin Malik also strongly acknowledged and appreciated the dedicated on-ground efforts for school education for underprivileged communities in extremely remote areas by thousands of GCT’s school teachers. Trustees of GCT, concerned donors, philanthropists, well-wishers, and patrons of the GCT attended the event in large numbers.

December 23, 2022December 24, 2022

GCT holding daylong event TODAY in Karachi to entertain its 1,100 orphan students

Karachi, December 23, 2022 (PPI-OT):The non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) is today holding a daylong event in Karachi at a famous holiday resort to entertain its over 1,100 orphan students, enrolled in it’s over 100 charitable schools in Karachi, Gharro and Thatta. This events is a regular feature of GCT under its Orphan Support Program (OSP).

Labour Minister Sindh Saeed Ghani and Commissioner Karachi, Muhammad Iqbal Memon will grace the occasion as Guests of Honor along-with GCT’s patron-in-chief Sardar Yasin Malik, CEO Zahid Saeed, Trustees and hundreds of donors along-with Families.

“This OSP- fun-gala event is special annual feature of our continuing drive to support the orphan students enrolled in our charitable schools. Our support program provides regular assistance to the underprivileged families of these students throughout the year,” said GCT CEO Zahid Saeed. He said the drive to educate children of the destitute families in the backward areas of Sindh had become more challenging requiring constant support from the concerned philanthropists due to the massive harm done to the educational infrastructure by floods.

Sindh Governor, Kamran Khan Tessori, will likely be the chief guest at Hyderabad’s OSP gala to be held at Rani Bagh on December 31. Over 720 orphan students from 15 districts will attend the event.

December 21, 2022December 22, 2022

GCT holding three daylong events in three cities to entertain its 2,000 orphan students from flood-hit parts of Sindh

Karachi, December 21, 2022 (PPI-OT):The non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) has planned to hold three daylong events in three cities to entertain its over 2,000 orphan students, mostly from flood-hit areas and enrolled in its 160 charitable schools in the province. The three fun-filled events will be held in Karachi, Hyderabad, and Sukkur. These events are a regular feature of GCT under its Orphan Support Program (OSP).

“The OSP- fun-gala events are special annual feature of our continuing drive to support the orphan students enrolled in our charitable schools. Our support programme provides regular assistance to the underprivileged families of these students throughout the year,” said GCT CEO Zahid Saeed. He said that, this year the recreational activity had become all the more important for these students as they had been under enormous stress after witnessing widespread devastation in their native areas due to floods. He said the drive to educate children of the destitute families in the backward areas of Sindh had become more challenging requiring constant support from the concerned philanthropists due to the massive harm done to the educational infrastructure by floods.

Sindh Labour Minister, Saeed Ghani, and Karachi’s Commissioner, Muhammad Iqbal Memon, will be the guests of honour at the OSP gala in Karachi at a famous holiday resort on December 24. Over 1,100 orphan students from Karachi, GHARRO and Thatta will attend the recreational activity. Sindh Governor, Kamran Khan Tessori, will likely be the chief guest at Hyderabad’s OSP gala to be held at Rani Bagh on December 31. Over 720 orphan students from 15 districts will attend the event.

Sindh Local Government Minister, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, will likely be the chief guest at the OSP gala to be held at Benazir Park in Sukkur on 7th January 2023. Over 130 orphan students from three districts will attend the activity. GCT’s patron-in-chief Sardar Yasin Malik, its donors, and well-wishers will attend these events in large numbers.

December 4, 2022December 5, 2022

Green Crescent Trust launches 160th charitable school in Karachi

Karachi, December 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Green Crescent Trust (GCT), a non-profit organization, has launched its 160th charitable school in Sindh as a step forward to achieving its goal of enrolling 100,000 out-of-school children in the Sindh province by the year 2025. The new charitable school has been opened in an underprivileged part of the Azizabad area in Karachi.

The new GCT school in Azizabad in the next few years will enroll a total of 720 students from underprivileged families for education up to class 8th. Another GCT school is functional nearby and has been functional for past many years. The location of the two schools shows that the issue of out-of-school children in the midst of Karachi is as grave as in a faraway rural area in Sindh.

A large number of concerned philanthropists, dignitaries from various walks of life, and donors of the GCT attended the launching ceremony. Speaking at the launching ceremony, the GCT CEO, Zahid Saeed, thanked the concerned donors and philanthropists for continuously supporting the drive of this charity to educate underprivileged students in Sindh. He said the generous and uninterrupted support this charity had been receiving from its donors would enable it to achieve the target of increasing the number of its charitable schools in Sindh to 250 by 2025 for enrolling a total of 100,000 children from needy families.

He said the concerned donors and philanthropists had to come forward and generously support genuine charitable drives in the education sector as they did so during the coronavirus pandemic and as in the recent flood calamity, which had massively damaged the school infrastructure in Sindh. Zahid Saeed informed the audience that the GCT has employed over 1400 qualified teachers to educate around 29,000 students from underprivileged areas of Sindh. 2,000 orphan children are fully supported by GCT.

He praised the noble services of GCT patron-in-Chief, Sardar Muhammad Yasin Malik, who had been exceptionally supporting genuine charitable causes in the society including the campaign to enroll out-of-school children in the country.

Zahid Saeed mentioned that the GCT is fully open to the idea of launching partnerships with like-minded charities to further its goal of educating every child in the province. Zahid Saeed told the audience that the GCT partnered with the Sindh government also in furthering its drive to educate underprivileged children. For this purpose, GCT has been running 17 schools in partnership with the Sindh Education Foundation, Government of Sindh.