Shahid Afridi's foundation wins best upcoming charity of the year in Istanbul
Another Pakistani philanthropist also received 3G Critics' Choice Literacy and Female Education Award 2016
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Making strides in the field of philanthropy, Shahid Afridi Foundation won 3G Critics' Choice Best Upcoming Charity of the Year 2016 on Thursday at the Global Good Governance awards in Istanbul.
“It is with great pleasure that we would like to take this opportunity to share with you that The Shahid Afridi Foundation won the Best Upcoming Charity of the Year 2016 at the Global Good Governance awards in Istanbul,” a post on Shahid Afridi Foundation's Facebook page read.
"The award was collected on behalf of SAF Global by our very own Chairman of SAF UK Shahid Sheikh and Arshad Khan CEO of SAF UK," the post added.
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“It is an honour for me, my foundation and the whole of Pakistan. Like I always say, my charity work is not in competition with anyone. It is for those who need our help. I’m only doing it for Allah and will continue to work,” Shahid Afridi said, while speaking to The Express Tribune.
Another Pakistani philanthropist and Chairman of Taaleem Foundation Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir also received the 3G Critics' Choice Literacy and Female Education Award 2016 on behalf of his organisation, Radio Pakistan reported.
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Ambassador of Malaysia in Turkey Dato' Amran Mohamed Zin conferred the Award on Taaleem Foundation for having developed and deployed global good governance practices in promoting education in Pakistan.
Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir established Taaleem Foundation as a non-profit community support organisation in 1989. It is now imparting education in the far-flung areas of Pakistan.
The two-day Global Donors Forum was held in Istanbul. Prominent leaders from the government, business, and charitable sectors as well as academicians and researchers discussed critical issues including social finance, impact of philanthropy for Sustainable Development Goals, resilience and radicalisation, diplomacy and strategic communication and philanthropic response to refugees’ crisis.
“It is with great pleasure that we would like to take this opportunity to share with you that The Shahid Afridi Foundation won the Best Upcoming Charity of the Year 2016 at the Global Good Governance awards in Istanbul,” a post on Shahid Afridi Foundation's Facebook page read.
"The award was collected on behalf of SAF Global by our very own Chairman of SAF UK Shahid Sheikh and Arshad Khan CEO of SAF UK," the post added.
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“It is an honour for me, my foundation and the whole of Pakistan. Like I always say, my charity work is not in competition with anyone. It is for those who need our help. I’m only doing it for Allah and will continue to work,” Shahid Afridi said, while speaking to The Express Tribune.
Another Pakistani philanthropist and Chairman of Taaleem Foundation Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir also received the 3G Critics' Choice Literacy and Female Education Award 2016 on behalf of his organisation, Radio Pakistan reported.
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Ambassador of Malaysia in Turkey Dato' Amran Mohamed Zin conferred the Award on Taaleem Foundation for having developed and deployed global good governance practices in promoting education in Pakistan.
Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir established Taaleem Foundation as a non-profit community support organisation in 1989. It is now imparting education in the far-flung areas of Pakistan.
The two-day Global Donors Forum was held in Istanbul. Prominent leaders from the government, business, and charitable sectors as well as academicians and researchers discussed critical issues including social finance, impact of philanthropy for Sustainable Development Goals, resilience and radicalisation, diplomacy and strategic communication and philanthropic response to refugees’ crisis.