KARACHI: The Citizens Foundation (TCF) organised the Finale of Obhartay Sitaray 2018, at a local hotel where contestants were school going children brimming with the passion for music and singing.
Obhartay Sitaray is an annual inter-school singing competition that provides students with a platform to prove their passion for singing with the opportunity to raise funds for education of the less-privileged children of TCF. The chief guest of the event was the US Consul General Grace W Shelton.
This year, more than 70,000 households from 120+ schools campuses in Karachi participated in the fundraising efforts while over 629 students (277 teams) competed in the school-level singing rounds. For the Team’s Final, 88 voices in 32 teams from primary, secondary, senior, and college levels participated in the competition where the judges were maestros like Tina Sani, Arshad Mehmood, Afshan Ahmed and Salman Alvi.
Speaking on the occasion, TCF Chairman Ateed Riaz said, “The TCF remains committed to the cause of education. At TCF, we believe that education has to be more holistic than just textbook studies. It is heartening to see more supporters for Obhartay Sitaray each year, this ever-growing TCF family marks the victory of education over illiteracy and deprivation.”
Commenting on the phenomenal response, Biba Baseer, project lead for Obhartay Sitaray, said: “We are a generous society; all people need is a direction and the assurance that their funds will be utilised in good faith. We are thankful to all the partnering schools and their students who not only participated actively but also collected funds for the TCF.”
