An event in Rawalpindi hosted by Green Crescent Trust brought together philanthropists, business leaders and donors to boost education in underserved communities. Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce president Usman Shaukat addressed attendees and praised the trust for its sustained efforts to provide quality schooling in neglected areas.
Usman Shaukat urged the business community and private donors to step forward and play an active role in expanding education access, stressing the need to accelerate campaigns to enroll out-of-school and illiterate children. He highlighted the trust’s particular focus on rural Sindh and other deprived regions where access to standard schooling remains limited.
Speakers at the function noted that funds raised at the gathering will enable Green Crescent Trust to provide quality education to approximately 5,000 students for one year. A large number of prominent donors from the federal capital pledged support and announced generous contributions to help register children who are currently out of school.
In a presentation, Green Crescent Trust CEO Zahid Saeed outlined the seriousness of Pakistan’s education crisis and detailed the trust’s three-decade record: over 31 years the trust has established 173 charity schools and educated more than 34,660 students, of whom 40 percent are girls, while also supporting 2,150 orphan students. He called for continued collaboration between donors, civil society and the business sector to scale up these efforts.
The event reaffirmed the role of the private sector and philanthropists in bridging educational gaps across Pakistan. Green Crescent Trust’s sustained work and new pledges from donors aim to accelerate school enrollment drives and expand learning opportunities for children in remote and underprivileged areas.
