I am pleased to report that an overwhelming response was received from our donors for our two new initiatives, The i-Care Qarz-e-Hasna Scholarship Program and The i-Care Sehr-o-Iftar Program. Through the Sehr-o-Iftar program, we were able to provide meals to thousands of people in impoverished neighborhoods of Karachi. The scholarship fund has been success-fully launched, through which i-Care has initially sponsored 150 students.

In this issue, we highlight the work of the i-Care Scholarship Fund. There are many success stories of deserving students having been awarded scholarships by i-Care all over Pakistan. Here we focus on the stories of two sets of siblings; hailing from humble backgrounds they have reached high peaks, through their determination and perseverance, attenuated by your support through i-Care. Inspired by these models, The i-Care Foundation has responded by creating its own educational fund. This has garnered support from all over Pakistan, and enabled students to ful�ll their dreams of higher education. More details about their jour-neys are given in this issue.

The i-Care Foundation Scholarship Fund is committed to supporting promising and deserving students in their pursuit of the higher education, training and skill development required to change their lives for the better. The Scholarship Fund exists to bridge the fee gap for merit-based admitted students to be able to attend public sector universities. We are now stepping into a new realm to further the work of the scholarship fund by partnering with corporations and universities. With a requested sponsorship of $750 per student per year, for a named scholarship you can contribute to changing the lives of many other struggling students. As always, i-Care is committed to complete transparency, accountability and ensur-ing that you receive value for your philanthropy. Please make your donation today to enable bright, young men and women to get a life changing education.

Farrokh K. CaptainChairman

i-Care NewsSeptember 2017

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i-Care SnippetOn the 70th birthday of Pakistan, i-Care introduced the i-Care Awards to promote an Independence Day Reso-lution of increasing access to higher education for deserving students. For more details and information, look out for our lea�et which will be circulated soon. If you wish to subscribe to our mailing list, please email us at info@i-care-pakistan.org.

Fruits of Labor

The son of a fruit seller on the streets of Karachi, Fazal ur Rehman goes to McGill University! Here is Fazal’s story in his own words:

Then, I got my acceptance letter from McGill University.

All I dream of now is �nding enough funding or being granted a full scholarship so that I can actually go." Quote taken from Humans of Karachi, an online photography page which photographed Fazal-ur-Rehman to spread his story.

Fazal’s pursuit for higher education began when the school he studied in took a special interest in his educa-tion. His mentor and teacher was thrilled by the news of his acceptance at McGill University. She reached out to her friends and family for raising the funds for Fazal ul Rehman. McGill University had o�ered him a 50% scholarship, and for the remaining funds, Fazal’s support group worked with The i-Care Foundation to open an account where people could make donations.

The i-Care Foundation responded by creating an Education Fund for Fazal ur Rehman in 2013. Since then, dozens of supporters have contributed �nancially to cover the remaining 50% of tuition fees. Through these generous donors, and with i-Care’s commitment and backend support, Fazal was able to apply for a Canadian visa and begin his �rst year at McGill University studying mechanical engineering. Following in his footsteps, his younger brother Fazal Mahmood was also able to secure a scholarship at The Lyceum School for his A Levels. Later he also received admission at McGill University.

The i-Care Foundation worked with the same group of donors and were able to garner more support for Fazal Mahmood, which enabled him too to enter McGill and pursue a degree in chemical engineering.

Fazal ur Rehman was recently selected for an international internship in Japan, and is now set to begin his 5th year in McGill’s Materials Engineering Co-op Program. Fazal Mahmood is set to begin his 3rd year in McGill’s Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Program. Both the brothers are looking forward to returning to Pakistan after gaining professional experience in their respective �elds abroad.

“Words can't describe how blessed I feel for all the �nancial help from so many donors through I-Care. Educa-tion was an ambition, an aspiration, and a dream of a father for his son. Now this dream is at the verge of completion. I would like to thank everyone and I-Care for making it come true.” – Fazal ur Rehman.

"My dad is a fruit seller on a street in Karachi. He made sure my brother, sister and I go to school because he believes education will improve our �nancial situation and also help level the playing �eld for many others like me. It's been a long journey for me from school to O'levels and A'levels at one of the most prestigious institutions in Karachi. This was made possible partly through a merit based scholarship, and partly through sponsorship by a wonderful teacher who believed in me.

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Sisters striving for success

Mahgul and Tehreem Khizer come from Dera Ismail Khan and lived in Lahore because of their father’s business. Unfortunately, their father fell sick and lost his fortune. Consequently they had to move back to Dera Ismail Khan. Here they had limited options for receiving quality education. However both sisters had a passion for education and their mother encouraged them to pursue their passions. Their struggles in Dera Ismail Khan produced great results; both sisters excelled in their intermediate studies, receiving gold medals and other accolades in their higher secondary exams.

The University of Engineering and Technology Peshawar o�ered Tehreem Khizer admission in its IT program with a partial scholarship. She is now in her �nal year and is expected to bag the gold medal as she is at the top of her class.

Mahgul Khizer will graduate from the Masters program in psychology from the University of Peshawar in November 2017. Below is Mahgul’s story, in her own words:

“At 13, sitting on the cemented �oor of government school in a small village, I had never thought that one day I will move out of my small circle to a well-known institute of Pakistan. Due to lack of �nancial resources, I was worried about continuing my education. However, my mother had always supported and encouraged our education and rose to the occasion. With the help of The i-Care Foundation, she was able to gather enough support to ensure we continued our education. Since the beginning, my con�dence in education supported me through all hardships, and I believed my dreams will come true. So after doing FSC and B.A, I got scholar-ship based admission at my preferred university. By the end of November, I will be �nished with my Masters, and Subhan Allah so far I have the highest score in my class.’

Currently, Mahgul Khizer has applied for M.Phil at NUST in Islamabad and is expected to start this year. Tehreem Khizer will graduate in June 2018, and also wants to pursue a graduate degree from NUST after graduation in IT.

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1) AAHUNG2) AAS Trust 3) Achievement Plus Trust 4) Acumen Fund5) Afzaal Memorial Thalassemia Foundation6) Aga Khan Planning and Building Services7) Al Mehrab Tibbi Imdad8) Al-Murtaza Education and Social Welfare Organization 9)Al Noor Special Children School & College10) Al-Umeed Rehabilitation Association11) Ali Hasan Mangi Trust 12) Aman Foundation13) Aman Health Care Services14) Aman Tech15) APPNA Projects16) Arthritis Care Foundation 17) Bait-ul-Sukoon Cancer Hospital18) Basic Needs Pakistan19) Beaconhouse National University20) Brig. Sahib Dad Khan Welfare Trust21) Cadet College Hasan Abdal22) Centre for Development of Social Services 23) Charity Support Trust24) Child Aid Association25) Child Life Foundation 26) Citizen Education Development Foundation27) Dairy and Rural Development Foundation 28) Dar-ul-Sukun29) Dawood Global Foundation30) Developments in Literacy31) Dream Foundation32) Drug Free Pakistan Foundation

33) Educational Fund - Fazal Mehmood34 Family Educational Services Foundation 35) Fatimid Foundation36) Generating Employment Alternatives for Self Reliance37) Green Crescent Trust38) Health and Nutrition Development Society 39) Health Oriented Preventive Education40) Heart File41) Help Balochistan42) Ikhlas Welfare Trust43) Indus Earth Trust44) Institute of Business Administration, Khi 45) Karachi Relief Trust46) Karwan-e-Hayat 47) KASHF Foundation48) Kiran Foundation49) Kohatians Foundation50) Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust51) Mahvash and Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation52) Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre 53) MIT Enterprise Forum of Pakistan54) MOAWIN FOUNDATION55) Murshid Hospital56) Neurology Research & Patient Welfare Fund – National Epilepsy Centre57) Oxford and Cambridge Society Karachi Educational Trust58) Pakathon59) Pakistan Association for Mental Health 60) Pakistan Association of the Deaf61) Pakistan Chemical And Energy Sector Skill development Company

62) Pakistan Human Development Fund 63) Pakistan Youth Alliance64) PANAH Shelter homes65) Patients’ Aid Foundation, Jinnah Hospital66) Patients’ Behbud Society, AKUH 67) Poor Patients Aid Society, Civil Hospital68) Professional Education Foundation69) Rahnuma Trust70) Rashid Memorial Welfare Organization71) READ Foundation72) Sargodhian Spirit Trust73) SEED Pakistan74) Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust 75) Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation76) SOS Children’s Village77) Subh-e-Nau78) TAF Foundation79) Tameer-e-Millat Foundation80) Teach for Pakistan81) The Cancer Foundation82) The Citizens Foundation83) The Education Enrichment Foundation84) The Hunar Foundation85) The Kidney Centre86) Vision Foundation87) Vital Pakistan Trust88) War against Rape89) Women and Children Medical Care Trust Hospital90) Women’s Empowerment Group

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