Educating katchi abadis residents: CEDF celebrates 30th anniversary to commemorate services

The Citizens' Education Development Foundation (CEDF) celebrated its 30th anniversary to commemorate the many years of service towards imparting high-quality education to the children living in Karachi's numerous katchi abadis.
The ceremony was held at the Allianz Francais, here on Monday. Secretary of CEDF Rehana Alam presented introduction of the organization as well as its future goals. She stated, that, this year, nearly 500 children had been admitted into government colleges and universities for higher education.
In addition, nearly 7000 children have been sponsored by various sources, bringing the grand total of children educated to over 12,000. Event's panellists included senior journalist and literary figure Ghazi Salahuddin, who also served as the moderator, notable Urdu poet and scriptwriter Zehra Nigah, senior academician Bela Raza Jamil, senior journalist Zubeida Mustafa, CEDF member and senior professor Sir Liaquat and CEDF graduate Shakeel. All panellists shared their views on the current state of education in Pakistan and its role in the progress of the nation.