A Skilled Pakistan
Give a young person the skills to build their own future.
Hunar equips young men and women across Pakistan with practical skills that lead to employment, enterprise and economic independence.
UK Registered Charity 1149733 • Gift Aid eligible
Your gift
Your gift can become a livelihood.
You aren't funding dependency. You're funding capability — tools, tuition and a qualification that stays with someone for life.
£250 can sponsor one student through a six-month skills programme.
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The problem
Talent is everywhere. Opportunity isn't.
Pakistan has one of the youngest populations in the world. Ambition is not the constraint. Access to recognised, employable skills is. Without a trade or qualification, capable young people are left in insecure, low-paid work — or no work at all.
Around two thirds of Pakistan's population is under 30 — the largest generation of young people the country has ever had.
The Hunar model
A skill can change the direction of a life.
- 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
Economic independence — an income, dignity and the ability to support a family.
What your donation sets in motion
- Donation
- Training
- Skill
- Job or business
- Livelihood
- Family impact
The evidence
What skills have already built.
45,600+
Alumni trained
Young men and women who have completed a Hunar programme
50%+
Female students
66%
Alumni economically engaged
650+
Industry partners
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.
Hasnain Abdul Rehman
From HVAC training to an international career.
Hasnain trained in HVAC with The Hunar Foundation. Through THF's international placement programme, he secured employment with Sharqawi Co. in Saudi Arabia — turning six months of training into a career that crosses borders.
READ HASNAIN'S STORYWhat we teach
Skills for today's economy.
“No one in my family had run a business before. Now they ask me for advice.”
After completing beautician training, Ansa launched her own business — the first woman in her family and neighbourhood to step into entrepreneurship.
Read Ansa's story
Trust
Give with confidence.
The Hunar Foundation UK is a UK charity that raises and governs funds here, and directs them to Hunar's training institutes in Pakistan — where students are taught, certified and connected to employers.
Registered Charity 1149733
Registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
Company 08076142
A company limited by guarantee, registered at Companies House.
Audited reporting
Annual reports and accounts filed and published.
Recognised training standards
Programmes are delivered to recognised industry and accreditation standards.
Zakat
Give your Zakat where it builds independence.
Skills training helps a family move from receiving to earning — a lasting change rather than a one-off.
ABOUT ZAKAT AT HUNARGift Aid
Make your £100 worth £125.
Eligible UK taxpayers can add 25% to their donation at no extra cost. You'll be able to add Gift Aid with a single tick when you donate.
HOW GIFT AID WORKSMajor giving
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£6,250
Talk to usSponsor a class of 25
An entire cohort, from first day of training to first day of work.
Equipment
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Welding bays, HVAC rigs, machines and computers students learn on.
Partnership
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Multi-year corporate, foundation and family office partnerships.
Take the next step
One skill can change a life.
Your donation can make that skill possible.