Our impact
Skills, counted one life at a time.
45,600+
Alumni trained
Young men and women who have completed a Hunar programme
16
Training institutes across Pakistan
66%
Alumni economically engaged (2021)
Aftab Associates, 2021
45,600+
Alumni trained
Young people who have completed a Hunar programme across its institutes in Pakistan.
66%
Alumni economically engaged (2021)
Share of alumni found to be economically engaged in the 2021 Aftab Associates study — a broader measure than employment alone.
50%+
Female students
More than half of Hunar's students are young women, training in beauty, fashion, digital skills, healthcare and other trades.
50%+
of Hunar students are women.
In a country where female labour force participation is low, more than half of Hunar's students are young women training for paid work and enterprise — in beauty, fashion, digital skills, healthcare and the technical trades.
Meet some of themEconomic outcomes
What alumni went on to do.
PKR 12bn+
Aggregate annual alumni earnings (2021)
Aftab Associates, 2021
15%
Alumni pursuing higher education (2021)
Aftab Associates, 2021
650+
Industry partners
3,150+
Google-certified alumni
Operational figures (alumni, institutes, skill paths, female students, industry partners, Google-certified alumni): THF Corporate Partnership Proposal.
Outcome figures (66% economically engaged, 15% pursuing higher education, PKR 12bn+ aggregate annual alumni earnings): Aftab Associates alumni study, 2021. “Economically engaged” includes employment, self-employment and enterprise and is not the same as being employed.
Training → earning
From training to opportunity.
Four steps, in order, every time. Nothing here works without the last one.
- 1
Train
Hands-on, industry-relevant vocational and digital skills taught on real equipment.
- 2
Certify
Recognised qualifications and professional standards employers actually trust.
- 3
Connect
Introductions to employers, industry placements and entrepreneurship support.
- 4
Earn
Routes into employment, self-employment and enterprise — the foundation for economic independence.
Footprint
Where the workshops are.
Hunar teaches in the places young people actually live — from Karachi to a desert district in western Balochistan where the nearest alternative may be hundreds of kilometres away.
- KarachiSindh
- Tando AllahyarSindh
- LahorePunjab
- MultanPunjab
- BurewalaPunjab
- KharianPunjab
- Nok KundiBalochistan
Behind one number
Every statistic is somebody's Tuesday morning.
Hasnain trained in HVAC at The Hunar Foundation and, through THF's international placement programme, secured employment with Sharqawi Co. in Saudi Arabia.
Read Hasnain's storyEvidence & reporting
Where these numbers come from.
Programme figures on this site are supplied by The Hunar Foundation and reflect its work across its institutes in Pakistan. Full reporting is published in our annual report and accounts.
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