ISLAMABAD – A leading Sindh-based educational charity, Green Crescent Trust (GCT), is set to hold consecutive get-togethers in Lahore and Islamabad this week, 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.
According to a press release, GCT CEO Zahid Saeed will deliver a compelling presentation highlighting key facts and figures related to the current education crisis in Pakistan and propose sustainable solutions through GCT’s proven and scalable model.
For the past 31 years, GCT has worked to eradicate illiteracy, establishing a network of 173 charitable schools in remote rural areas of Sindh, with a total enrolment of 34,660 students. Over 40 per cent of these students are girls, and 2,150 orphans receive specialized support.
The upcoming event in Lahore will be graced by Punjab Finance Minister Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman as the chief guest and Provincial Minister for Primary and Secondary Healthcare Khawaja Imran Nazir as the guest of honor. In Islamabad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Tourism Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan will attend as the chief guest.
Both events will be conducted by renowned artist Adnan Siddiqui. The fundraising dinners will be graciously hosted by business leader Khawaja Shahzeb Akram (Lahore) and Mr. Usman Shaukat, President of the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Islamabad).
“Thanks to the generous support of our committed donors, GCT remains steadfast in pursuing its Vision 2030,” said Zahid Saeed. He shared that the vision aims to expand GCT’s network of charitable schools in Sindh to 250 institutions, with the capacity to provide quality education to 100,000 underprivileged children over the next five years.
