Geneva (Switzerland) — A significant agreement has been signed between the Pakistan Public Help Foundation and the Taleem Foundation to upgrade 20 public and private schools in Pakistan with modern facilities. In the first phase of the project, five schools will be upgraded, with the scope gradually expanding to cover all 20 schools.
The signing ceremony was attended by Nasir Abbas Tarar (Chairman, Pakistan Public Help Foundation) and Muhammad Saleem Ahmad Ranjha (CEO, Pakistan Public Help Foundation), while Dr. Zafar Iqbal Qadir represented the Taleem Foundation as Chairman. Other notable attendees included Dr. Muhammad Saeed (President, Switzerland Chapter & Former Director, International Trade Centre), Zaman Mehdi (Pakistan’s Delegate to the UN), Hussam Cheema (Counselor, Pakistan Mission to the UN, Geneva), and Tariq Aziz Gujjar, a renowned social and business figure from Paris.
The Taleem Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1989 by Dr. Zafar Qadir in Balochistan with the aim of bringing social change through education. It is a women-led organization and the largest female employer in Balochistan’s non-profit sector. The foundation works on education, healthcare, vocational training, social awareness, cultural heritage preservation, climate change initiatives, and technology-based social development projects. In education, it operates a nationwide network of quality schools and vocational training institutes that provide learning and economic opportunities to young people. Its model is based on community support and public-private partnerships, with USAID, UNESCO, PPL, and federal and provincial governments among its key partners.
The Pakistan Public Help Foundation is also a respected organization working in education, healthcare, clean water supply, and poverty alleviation. Under its local initiative “Apni Shama,” it serves 260 out of 460 villages in District Mandi Bahauddin in collaboration with local welfare societies.
This new agreement will provide children in Pakistan’s underprivileged areas with access to quality education and lay the foundation for a brighter future.
