Except for Gilgit-Baltistan, the TCF is working on education across the country. It has 618 schools in Sindh, 670 in Punjab, 78 in Balochistan and 66 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has school units in Azad Kashmir, with 1,096 primary units and 345 secondary ones.
In 2017, the total expenditures of the organization was 3.62 billion, of which 93.4 percent was spent on the education programme and 6.6 percent was spent on administrative affairs, the report said. The organization ensures that girls represent nearly 47 percent of overall student enrollment.
The report further said TCF went into partnership agreements with the provincial governments of the country and assumed the management of 271 government schools, among which 254 were in Punjab. A remedial education programme was launched immediately to help students achieve expected competencies in core literacy and numeracy skills. The results of the exercise were assessed independently, using industry standard ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) tools.
A tremendous improvement was witnessed in English, Urdu and Mathematics, by 103 percent, 90 percent and 257 percent, respectively. Reflecting this pattern of improvement, the Punjab Examination Commission reported an overall 72 percent pass percentage for grade five students.
TCF College is a pilot project aimed at providing TCF's high performing students in Karachi with an enriched Higher Secondary (grade 11-12) programme and better chances of being admitted to one of the country's top universities. Last year, the first batch of 209 college students appeared in their first year board exams. Five students passed the entrance test for the prestigious Institute of Business Administration's National Talent Hunt Programme.
In 2016-17 significant developments took place under TCF's Vocational Training Programme, with special focus on establishment of production centres for employment of trained community women. During the year, 14 vocational centers were established, catering to 521 trainees who received skills training over three admission cycles for three months.
After successful completion of their courses, 212 apprentices were registered with the production units. Production orders from institutions such as Hashoo Foundation and Maryam Hospital were successfully fulfilled, the report concluded.