GCT organising three fun-filled events in three cities to entertain over 2,150 orphaned students

Green Crescent Trust is organizing three fun-filled events for its over 2,150 orphaned students to mark the launch of its Ramazan 2026 campaign, aiming to raise Rs. 500 million to combat illiteracy in Sindh. These day-long, fun-filled events will not only offer a rare opportunity for celebration and recreation to the orphaned students of Green Crescent Trust, but will also mark the formal launch of GCT’s ambitious 2026 Ramazan fundraising drive. Through this campaign, Green Crescent Trust aims to raise Rs 900 million to accelerate its mission of enrolling thousands of out-of-school children and strengthening access to quality education in underserved communities.
The Karachi gala, to be held at a well-known recreational resort off the M-9 Motorway, will host over 1,300 orphaned students. Sindh Home and Law Minister Ziaul Hassan Lanjar is expected to preside over the event, while Atif Iqbal, Chief Executive Officer of High-Q Pharma, is likely to attend as the chief guest. In Hyderabad, more than 750 orphaned students will take part in a similar festive gathering, with Sindh Senior Minister for Information and Transport Sharjeel Inam Memon expected to grace the occasion as chief guest. The third event, scheduled in Sukkur, will entertain over 100 orphaned students and is likely to be attended by the city’s Mayor, Arsalan Islam Sheikh, as chief guest.
All three events will also bring together leading businessmen, industrialists, donors and philanthropists, who will reaffirm their support for GCT’s long-term vision of building and sustaining quality schools in backward and remote parts of Sindh.
Highlighting the impact of sustained philanthropy, GCT Chief Executive Officer Zahid Saeed said the GCT provides year-round educational support to orphaned children, along with welfare assistance for the whole year to these orphaned students, entirely through the generosity of its donors and patrons. He further briefed, Green Crescent Trust (GCT) is set to host three vibrant, back-to-back recreational galas this month in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur, bringing joy and memorable experiences to more than 2,150 orphaned students enrolled in its 173 charitable schools across the most deprived and remote areas of Sindh. “Thanks to this exceptional and uninterrupted support, Green Crescent Trust is currently ensuring access to education for 34,660 students from underprivileged communities across Sindh,” he said. Zahid Saeed added that recent contributions of Rs 150 million from business communities in Lahore and Islamabad had further strengthened GCT’s capacity, enabling it to plan the expansion of its schooling network beyond Sindh from 2026 onwards. “We are fully committed to increasing the number of our charitable schools to 250 over the next five years, with a combined capacity to educate 100,000 children from underserved areas,” he said, expressing confidence that the forthcoming Ramazan drive would play a pivotal role in achieving this goal.