In the very beginning, CDF didn’t even have a formal space or a roof for the children while they learned from our teachers. In 1999, finally a roof was provided under which shelter the children were able to take their daily lessons. Over the years, we grew and streamline our efforts to establishing free formal schools. Today, we have established three schools, now government registered, which are providing free formal education to children in rural areas of Punjab, Pakistan.CDF aims to provide free education to children who cannot access or afford formal education. This is particularly crucial in rural areas of Pakistan where accessibility and affordability are huge barriers to education given their remote locations and the physical distance from schools offering formal education. While parents who are wealthy can afford to hire transportation to transport their kids to these distant schools, numerous children cannot afford these transportation services, and thus have no access to education. CDF fervently strives to facilitate these impoverished children’s access to education because we strongly believe that “Education is a Right, Not a Privilege” (as reflected in our motto).