Our Results
Our alumni are testament to the hard work and dedication of the CARE Foundation. In response to a failing educational system in Pakistan, along with the lack of opportunities for students, we took on the responsibility to create a positive change.
The CARE Foundation has impacted on the lives of thousands of students, in the face of dire disadvantage.It has raised the standards of education nationwide, setting the stage for growth. Below are a few of our successes from over the years.
“CARE introduced the world to us.”
CARE Foundation alumni, Hashim Malik
Dr Farah Azam
Professional Doctor
CARE alumni Dr Farah Azam hopes to one day open up her own hospital in Shahdara, Lahore. The young doctor works at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The eldest of five siblings, Azam grew up in Shahdara. Having completed her schooling at a CARE Foundation school in the area, she knew she wanted to make a career in the medical field.
Dr Amara Ilyas
Professional Doctor
Dr Amara Ilyas, 37, received a scholarship from the CARE Foundation to complete her medical qualifications. She works as an Assistant Consultant at King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Fatima Ali
House Officer
Fatima Ali is a 25-year-old House Officer at Jinnah Hospital in Lahore; she is ten months into a Junior Doctor placement. She can work between 36-132 hours per week.
Syed Sajjad Hussein
CS Student
CARE alumnus landed 3rd position in Computer studies in intermediate exams and is now pursuing a degree at the PUIT to be an engineer in the future.
Sameer Chaudhry
CEO, Swiftech BPO
A student of CARE Adopted Sheranwala Gate is currently CEO at Swiftech BPO, a company that provides technical support.
Muhammad Ali
Entrepreneur
CARE foundation English learning program alumni became a successful business consultant.
Muaviya Zaki
CRO, Toyota
A shy girl with big dreams led her way from the CARE foundation’s schools to being the Customer representative officer at Toy
Kamal Ahmed
Business owner
CARE high school student completed his M.Sc (Chemistry) from GCU and has recently launched his own firm by the name of Hygiene Professionals.
Fatima Mehmood
UET Lecturer
CARE school graduate joined Nespak in 2013, where she worked in the Geotechnical Division and is currently working as a lecturer at UET.
Dr. Muhammad Azam
Cardiologist
CARE school alumnus went on to pursue his MBBS from King Edward Medical College, Lahore and is now working as a cardiologist in Riyadh.
Amna Saleem
Software Engineer
One of the most passionate CARE graduate, now studying Software Engineering from UET Taxila with the help of CARE foundation’s Scholarship.
Dr Farah Azam
CARE alumni Dr Farah Azam hopes to one day open up her own hospital in Shahdara, Lahore. The young doctor works at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. The eldest of five siblings, Azam grew up in Shahdara. Having completed her schooling at a CARE Foundation school in the area, she knew she wanted to make a career in the medical field.
“I just knew that I wanted to be a doctor for the rest of my life,” she says, “There are no doctors in my family, and for some reason, it used to give me a bit of an inferiority complex. That’s when I decided I had to get out of the career comfort zone that I saw so many of my family members stuck in.”
Sana Khan
As an ambitious student at the CARE 1 high school, Sana remembers the extreme lengths her mother, who used to work as a maid locally, had to go to ensure her children were offered the best education in that district.
“Regardless of her hardships, my mother ensured that we received a top-quality education.”
The CARE 1 schools allowed deserving students to receive quality education even though they couldn’t afford it.