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2016 Suleman Soccer Festival Recap

2016 Suleman Soccer Festival Recap

What does Seeds of Learning mean to you?

What does Seeds of Learning mean to you?

Save the Date for the 11th Anniversary Gala!

Save the Date for the 11th Anniversary Gala!

2016 Ladies Chai SOciaL Recap!

2016 Ladies Chai SOciaL Recap!

View Photos from the 2015 Fundraiser

View Photos from the 2015 Fundraiser

Hoosier uses Trump’s proposed “ban on Muslims” as call to action

Hoosier uses Trump’s proposed “ban on Muslims” as call to action

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Children of Dust Documentary

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10 Years of Planting the Seeds

Posted on February 23, 2015

Every year, Seeds of Learning holds its fundraising banquet. This year marks the 10th year anniversary of the…

Resilience in Peshawar

Posted on January 14, 2015

As Nelson Mandela stated, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."…

#FlyForEducation with us at the 9th Annual Seeds of Learning Fundraising Banquet: Celebrating the Legacy of Babar & Haris Suleman!

Posted on September 6, 2014

You are invited to join Seeds of Learning in its quest to bring hope and joy through education!…

Seeds of Learning

1 week 6 days ago

Meet Javaria Yousaf, one of TCF’s extraordinary alumni determined to enlighten and empower her community in Minhala by returning to teach at the school she graduated from. Passionate about Mathematics, Javaria brings the magic of numbers to her classroom at TCF’s Shirin Sultan Dossa Campus-3 in Minhala, 20 km away from Lahore. When asked what keeps her so motivated every day, she confides: ‘The change happening around me because of education is so evident. Although it hasn’t been long since I was a student in these same classrooms, girls I teach today are much more confident and participate actively. I watch them grow and develop every day. What more do I want for motivation?’ Our teachers plant the seeds in our education that build our foundation, and without them we wouldn’t be anywhere. We are so thankful to be supporting such a great cause, one that gives the underprivileged children of Pakistan quality teachers like Javaria Yousaf, but more importantly, a quality education. #TeachersAppreciationWeek

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1 month 2 days ago

Thank you to all our guests, sponsors and our Keynote Speaker Mariama Carson for attending the 4th Annual Ladies Chai Social! We had an amazing sold out event! We were able to meet our goal for funding a classroom for 1 full year! Thank you Indianapolis! We will see you next year!#indychai #community #education

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1 month 4 days ago

🌸Ladies Chai Social 2018 is SOLD OUT!🌸 We are excited to see everyone tomorrow! Tickets will NOT be sold at the door.

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1 month 4 days ago

🌷1 Day Left!!!To count down the last few days until this year's Ladies' Chai Social, we are presenting tea traditions from around the world - some popularly known, and some that may surprise you! Read on to find out how various cultural traditions center around this versatile drink, and then enjoy a sip with us at Tilly's Tea Room on April 22! ☕️🌸chaisocial2018.eventbrite.com #indychai #seedsoflearning #empoweringwomen #teaaroundtheworld
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Pakistan
Tea is a common drink and a courtesy extended to guests across Pakistan. An element of Kashmiri culture, Noon Chai is a special blend of tea that includes a mix of pistachios, almonds, salt, milk, and spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and star anise. It's easy to pick out because of its signature pink color, which can be enhanced with a bit of baking soda. Served on special occasions, Noon Chai is typically enjoyed with pastries like sheermaal, kandir tchot, bakarkhani, and kulcha. More casually enjoyed is "Doodh Pati," or milk tea, which involves no water.

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1 month 5 days ago

To count down the last few days until this year's Ladies' Chai Social, we are presenting tea traditions from around the world - some popularly known, and some that may surprise you! Read on to find out how various cultural traditions center around this versatile drink, and then enjoy a sip with us at Tilly's Tea Room on April 22! chaisocial2018.eventbrite.com #indychai #seedsoflearning #empoweringwomen #teaaroundtheworld
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Russia
The tea traditions of Russia were forged in its leaner days, where food and drinks needed to be stretched to serve as many as possible. From these shortages came zavarka, a loose-leaf tea concentrate brewed in a small metal container called a samovar. In this vessel, a very strong (usually black) tea is brewed and then served in large mugs. However, you wouldn't dare fill the mug. Instead, guests take an inch or less of this powerful concoction that they then tame with boiling water as desired. Russians typically drink it black, but hosts will offer milk and sugar, as well as an accompanying snack. Serving zavarka without cookies, crackers or some other munchable is to serve it "naked" and is considered wildly rude.

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1 month 5 days ago

1 ticket remaining for Ladies Chai SOciaL 2018!!!! 🎟

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1 month 6 days ago

🌷☕️🌸 3 Days Left! To count down the last few days until this year's Ladies' Chai Social, we are presenting tea traditions from around the world - some popularly known, and some that may surprise you! Read on to find out how various cultural traditions center around this versatile drink, and then enjoy a sip with us at Tilly's Tea Room on April 22! chaisocial2018.eventbrite.com #indychai #seedsoflearning #empoweringwomen #teaaroundtheworld
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Argentina
This South American nation has yerba mate(pronounced ma-tay), an herb "tea" made from its titular herb. Called "the drink of the gods," it's a staple of Argentinian life. It is prepared in a small pot or dried calabaza gourd from which it's drunk through a special straining straw called a bombilla. This device will be revived with more hot water, and passed around a gathering so all might share its tea and bond. To say "thank you" in this situation is seen as declining the drink, which is a grave insult. Also insulting: stirring the brew with the bombilla, as it questions the abilities of its brewer/your host. Traditionally, yerba mate is served without a sweetener, but younger generations have taken to adding sugar or honey.

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1 month 1 week ago

🎟⏳is running out 4 days left, ☕️🌸ONLY A FEW TICKETS LEFT! 🎟

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Ladies' Chai Social 2018

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We are honored to present the Fourth Annual Ladies' Chai Social! This year our event will have an exciting new venue and program! We look forward to an afternoon of tea with friends and an uplifting message from another wonderful speaker. Bring your mom, your bestie, or someone new to the community....

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1 month 1 week ago

🌟 4 days left!!! To count down the last few days until this year's Ladies' Chai Social, we are presenting tea traditions from around the world - some popularly known, and some that may surprise you! Read on to find out how various cultural traditions center around this versatile drink, and then enjoy a sip with us at Tilly's Tea Room on April 22! chaisocial2018.eventbrite.com #indychai #seedsoflearning #empoweringwomen #teaaroundtheworld
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Japan
Like China, this island nation also has highly detailed tea ceremonies with names like Chanoyu, Sado, or Ocha. The movements of the brewer in these processes are carefully choreographed to care and consider the viewpoint of the guest being served. These ceremonies include everything from the preparation of the home to how guests are invited into it, the order in which utensils are brought into the room, the cleaning and warming of these tools, the actual brewing, and the cleanup. Details vary depending on the time of day and season, but the powdered green tea Matcha is the preferred blend. It is served with sweets to play against its bitter flavor.

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