KE’s Karachi Award 2021

SECTION 1: Organization Details

This section covers the organization attributes and its objectives that will showcase the overall organizational
behavior.

Organization Name: The Hunar Foundation (THF)

Organization Address: 83/4 Deh Dih, Ibrahim Hyderi Road, Taluka Korangi District, Karachi.

Email Address: info@hunarfoundation.org

Please refer to the chart below in order to answer the questions that follow.

Type of Organization: Not-for-Profit Organization (NPO)

Years in Operation: 10 Years

LIVELIHOOD AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING

With reference to your selection above, please select the Award amount you would like to apply for.
Award 1

State your organizations core area of expertise (100 words):

ANSWER: THF is one of the largest NPO’s, offering technical and vocational training to youth (boys & girls)
across 8 institutes in Pakistan and offering over 14 different trades. Key objective is to provide international
standard training that meets the expectation of the Industry, leading towards employment in the Industry or
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entrepreneurship which enables the graduates to become financially empowered. THF offers mandatory Basic
English language training, life skills classes and basic IT classes to all its students in order to further raise their
knowledge and skill. The training curriculums offer 80% practical work in workshops and 20% theory in
classrooms.

State your organization's annual total number of beneficiaries: *

GRDADUATES GRADUATES FROM
Year SINDH GRADUATES FROM ALL INSTITUTES OF *BENEFICIARIES
INSTITUTIONS THF
Inauguration of
2010 101 DMSTI 101 606

2011 116 116 696

Inauguration of
HAKTI
2012 148 148 1184

2013 329 329 1974

Inauguration of
2014 362 FAASTI 491 2455
Inauguration of
2015 512 CVI 512 3584
Inauguration of
2016 564 PTIKM & SDAMKDI 703 3515

2017 572 1006 4024

2018 530 1060 4840

Inauguration of
2019 898 SNTI 1406 11248

2020 357 557 2785

TOTAL 4489 6429 36911

* BENEFICIARIES: With the assumption that each beneficiary further benefits an average of 6-8 family
members in his radius.

DMSTI: Delhi Mercantile Society Technical Institute (DMSTI) is the first ever institute of Hunar Foundation. It
started its operations in 2009.

PTIKM: The institute is spread over 2 acres housed inside the Pak Arab fertilizer plant located at Khanewal
Road, Multan.

FAASTI: Farouq Ahmed and Aftab Shamsi Technical Institute (FAASTI) started functioning in the year 2014.
The institute has a total capacity of 1,500 students for both morning and afternoon shifts.

SDAMKTI:Sahib Dad Abdul Mannan Khan Technical Institute (SDAMKTI) is the most recent edition to Hunar
Foundation campuses. The institute is located in Kharian.

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HAKTI: Hajiani Ashraf Khatoon Technical Institute, Rashidabad, Located at Tando Allahyar on main Mirpur
Khas Road, it is the second institute of Hunar Foundation, and was established in 2012.

CVI: Hunar Foundation Vocational Institute for Women is the first women institute established by Hunar
Foundation. The pilot institute started operating in the year 2015 with over 60 graduates in the field of
Beautician and Hair Dressing.

SNTI:

People directly impacted / engaged annually from your organization. Please note that this is the ANNUAL (per
year) number of beneficiaries.

People directly impacted or engaged is actually the Graduates of The Hunar Foundation from Institutes located
in KE’s supplies areas i.e. Karachi, which are as follows:

YEAR WISE NUMBER OF GRADUATES

202 201 201
  TRADE Total 2020 2019 2017 2016 2015 2013 2012 2011 2010
1 8 4
Electrical Installation - L2 504 44 26 104 41 69 52 29 33 28 34 21 23
Mechanical Manufacturing - L2 443 49 19 61 32 38 48 35 27 32 38 35 29
Fabrication & Welding - L2 268 29 11 25 18 41 28 32 17 31 20 9 7
Plumbing - L2 239 10 7 30 17 15 30 21 13 37 23 18 18
DMST Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
I - L2 547 52 25 82 50 75 55 45 35 38 33 33 24
Mechanical Manufacturing - L3 237 31 17 47 25 37 35 22 23 - - -  
3D Animation & Visual Effect 24 19 5 - - - - - - - - - -
Motorcycle Maintenance - L2 15 15                      
TOTAL 2277 249 110 349 183 275 248 184 148 166 148 116 101

Beauty Therapy - L2 250 36 45 101 55 13

Hair Dressing - L2 118 12 13 58 35 -
CVI Customer Service Representatives 58   26 15 17 -
Customized (USAID) 53   13 -   40
TOTAL 479 48 97 174 107 53

SNTI Beauty Therapy - L2 57 42 15

Total for DMSTI + SNTI+ CVI 2813

The total impacted / engaged are 2,813 Graduates from The Hunar Foundation’s DMSTI, CVI and from
SNTI

Does your organization have a Board of Directors or any similar governing body? * Yes

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If your answer to the above question is Yes, kindly attach CNICs (with clear names) of all members of the
board:
If your organization doesn't have a board or similar governing body, please explain why:

SECTION 2: Project Details

This section covers the ideas and projects that have brought a positive change in the city through a solution to
an existing problem and relates to how and where those ideas were brought to life.
State the Project name or title: The Hunar Foundation (THF)
State the name of your new / existing project. N/A

Explain the IDEA behind your project / initiative (100 words):

ANSWER: THF was founded by a group of dedicated industrialists in Karachi, who recognized that human
resource development is the essential first step towards sustainable economic growth and so THF was formed to
initiate a movement to skill the motivated literate and semi-literate to provide training ‘with a difference’. The
vision is ‘A Skilled Pakistan’ with the goal of creating a new cadre of skilled Pakistanis, having better work
ethics and improved moral and social values and with high quality technical training. The aim is to act as a
‘catalyst’ for alleviating unemployment as well as stunted economic growth.

What are the major CHALLENGES that you seek to resolve through the idea mentioned above (100
words): *

ANSWER: This situation is extremely disruptive to the social and security fabric of Pakistan, the region and
beyond. Its implications are already evident in the youth getting involved in undesirable and destructive
behaviors. THF seeks to resolve this issue through skills training to get the youth off the streets and to give
them a SKILL, a CAREER and HOPE.

State an existing problem or gap within the community that you want to focus on and resolve through
your project / initiative.
ANSWER: Unless we are able to put our bulging youth to ‘WORK’ through Skills Training, mass poverty will
not be addressed. Our youth lacks the basic skills required to get quality jobs, leaving them unable to achieve
their full potential and limiting economic investment and growth. The challenge is further exacerbated by a
rapidly changing global economy that increasingly requires workers to be innovative, flexible and adaptive.

Foundational skills, such as literacy, deliver critical scaffolding for young people and are a prerequisite for
proficiency, problem solving, and socio-emotional skills. Unskilled workers are forced into unemployment or
are stuck in unstable low-wage jobs that offer little career mobility or growth. As they age, they become
increasingly vulnerable to job losses and labor market shocks.

The results are devastating on an individual and national level. Furthermore, low skills reduce labor force
productivity and make investment less attractive, decreasing the transfer of technology and “know-how” from
high-income countries. Low skills also perpetuate poverty and inequality because the private sector can’t
flourish in a country that doesn’t have a skilled workforce to sustain it.
Pakistan’s future economy and prosperity demands that its next generation is equipped with the necessary skills
needed by the industry to compete in the global markets and also to participate in this fast-evolving world.

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What are the GOALS you have set for your project? (100 words) *
ANSWER:
 Provide high-quality learning environment and training of International Standards so that graduates can
seek employment in local industries, thereby improving productivity, increasing machine efficiencies
(consequently quality of product) and most importantly, lower wastages. With these qualifications,
graduates may also seek employment outside Pakistan.
 With 8 institutes established and more in the pipeline, THF plans to increase the number of purpose built
‘institutes of excellence’ and introduce more Teacher Training Institutes across the country by the year
2030
 Graduate 100,000 students, annually by 2030. Even with 80% employability, this makes a contribution
of close to Rs.70 billion per year to the economy.

What are your project OBJECTIVES? (100 words) *

ANSWER:
 Alleviate poverty by creating bread-earners through employment-focused vocational training
 Provide school leavers and other young adults having limited or no access to higher education with
opportunities to advance in professional careers
 Impart quality technical training as well as ethical, social and moral values
 Address the issue of skills shortages being experienced by industries worldwide
 Ensure every Hunar graduate is employed through THF Job Placement Officer

Explain the IMPACT of your idea mentioned above? (100 words) *

ANSWER:
THF, through technical training:
 Empowers youth by giving them a skill to earn a living
 Empower female to become financially independent
 Creates a positive psychologically affect (regained self-respect, confidence etc.) when youth have the
power to earn and become contributing members of their family, community and society at large
 Contribute to Pakistan’s economy
 There are multifaceted social and economic benefits for Hunar graduates. The micro, meso and macro
impact can be better understood in the diagram below
Explain the EXECUTION PLAN of your idea mentioned above? (100 words) *
ANSWER:
 8 institutes operational across Pakistan with more in the pipeline to carry out Hunar’s mission of skilling
the marginalized youth
 Over 14 trades (1 year, 6 months and other short courses) are currently being taught in different
institutes as per the demand of the catchment area
 Admissions are conducted year round
 Teachers training is conducted year round to ensure quality training
 Student sponsorship (PKR90,000 for a 1 year & 6month course) is raised through donations/grants
 Students are required to pay minimum fee a month to encourage their commitment to learn and zakat
eligible students study free of cost
 Job placement officer ensures that graduates get employed

Explain how you're bringing your idea to life. Explain the course of action to achieve your target results.
ANSWER:

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Variety of Courses: THF offers a variety of conventional trade courses to encourage and excite youth
admissions. Currently more courses are being looked into in the IT and Health Sector which will be introduced
mid of 2021.

Trades Duration Eligibility Criteria

1 Mechanical Manufacturing 1 Year Matric & Above

2 Motorcycle Maintenance 1 Year Middle (8th Grade)

3 Piping & Plumbing 1 Year Middle (8th Grade)

4 Electrical & Solar Installation 1 Year Matric & Above

Refrigeration and Air Matric & Above

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Conditioning 1 Year

6 Fabrication and Welding 1 Year Middle (8th Grade)

7 3D Animation & Graphics 1 Year Matric & Above

Advanced Mechanical Matric & Above

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Manufacturing (CNC) 1 Year

Computer Aided Designing Matric & Above

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(Auto CAD) 6 months

10 Beauty Therapy (Female only) 6 months Matric & Above

11 Hairdressing (Female only) 3 months Matric & Above

Call Center Training (Male & Matric & Above

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Female) 3 months

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 13 Industrial Garment Stitching 4 months Middle (8th Grade)

Health Sector Trades in Matric & Above

14 collaboration with Indus Hospital Different
and IILM durations

Engaging Stakeholders: THF conducts brand marketing for admissions throughout the year in the catchment
area of its 8 institutes through the institute Principal and Instructors who go out in the community to engage
with the youth, parents and community elders. The idea is to involve the stakeholders and raise their awareness
about the importance of technical training and to help them understand that their youth can have financial
success and growth in the future if he carves out his career path by learning a skill with Hunar.

Quality of Training: THF maintains high quality of training by providing its instructors with regular in-house
teachers training. Furthermore each student, regardless of the trade that he has enrolled into, received basic
English Language training, Basic IT training and life skills classes (work ethics, etiquettes etc.) so that the
graduate has a higher level of understanding.

Job Placement: Upon graduation Hunars Job Placement Officers, one located in each institute, assist the
graduates in securing interviews in the industry so that they become gainfully employed. Hunar develops
industrial linkages throughout the year to help the process of on-job trainings and employment for its graduates.

Upcoming Institutes: THF has 8 operational institutes currently and to increase its impact more institutes are
coming up as below:
 In Manserah/Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
 In Orangi Town/Karachi and
 An Institute by Amrelli Steels/ Karachi
 Korangi-II

State the specific geographic area of impact within Karachi and/or its adjoining areas within Sindh and
Balochistan falling within KE’s service territory for your project / initiative (100 words): *
ANSWER:

THF has 4 Institutes operational in Karachi, 1 institute operational in Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar and 2
upcoming institutes in Karachi. All these institutes are located in the city centre and fall within KE’s service
territory.
 Boys Institute: Delhi Mercantile Society, Karachi
 Women’s Institute: Central Hotel Building in Saddar, Karachi
 Women’s Campus, Korangi Complex: Ibrahim Hyderi Road Korangi, Karachi
 Boy’s Campus, Korangi Complex: Ibrahim Hyderi Road Korangi, Karachi
 Boy’s Campus, Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar

Upcoming Institutes in Karachi:

 In Orangi Town/Karachi and
 An Institute by Amrelli Steels/ Karachi
 Korangi -II

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State the number of beneficiaries benefited through your projects till date; OR the expected number of
beneficiaries in case of a prospective project: *
People directly impacted / engaged in the projects within Karachi. Please note that this is the OVERALL
number of beneficiaries.

ANSWER: Till date there are 36,911 benefactresses from 6429 Hunar’s Graduates. (Number of Benefactresses
are derived from the assumption, that each graduate of Hunar Foundation benefitting 6 to 8 family members).

Please specify if you have any affiliation or accreditation with any national or
international organisation? *
ANSWER:
Training programs at THF are certified by the Government of Pakistan (the Sindh/Punjab Trade & Testing
Board). All graduates receive a provincial certificate as well as a Hunar certificate at their graduation.

Also, up until 2020 THF was affiliated with the City & Guilds UK and eligible students at all THF institutes sat
for this online examination. Though THF chose not to be affiliated with City & Guild anymore, it continues to
incorporate the high level of training and curriculum for all its trades.

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Furthermore, THF recently partnered with International Institute of Learning Medicine (ILLM) which is
accredited by National Ambulance Service College Dublin (N.A.S.C), Ireland in accordance with training
guidelines of Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (P.H.E.C.C), Ireland, University College Dublin (U.C.D)
Ireland and American Academy of Pediatrics (A.A.P) USA.

ILLM is the largest training provider as per international guidelines in Pakistan. It plays a vital role in training
and development of health care professionals and health care organizations. IILM has teamed up with Hunar to
provide certified medical training in the emergency trades to promote healthcare and better service to the people
of Pakistan.

Please specify if you have previously applied for any grant / Government funding for this project /
initiative: *

ANSWER:
The Hunar Foundation have been supported by Federal Government, Provincial Government as and when funds
arrived basis:

1. PSDF
2. BBSYDP (Till 2017)
3. NEVTTC

Have you collaborated or partnered with another institute or organisation for this project? Please
specify. * If your answer to the question above is Yes, please specify which institute / organisation:

ANSWER:
THF regularly collaborates with other organizations for the purpose of introducing demand driven trades in
THF Institutes, as noted below:

1. Indus Hospital & Health Network (IHHN): provides quality healthcare training and provides job
opportunities to eligible graduates. THF entered a partnership with IHHN in various paramedics
courses such as;
 2 years Diploma Courses in Cardiology (Nursing / Para-Medical Training), Blood Banking and
Transfusion Medicine and ICU & Anesthesia
 1 year Program in Anesthesia Technician, Peads Oncology Technician, Pharmacy Dispenser, OT
Technician, Nursing Assistant Program
 6 months Course in Phlebotomy
 Graduates would be awarded joint certification of IHHN and THF

2. IBEX: Headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a leading end-to-end provider of technology-enabled

Customer Lifecycle Experience (CLX) solutions. Ibex. helps leading brands worldwide acquire,
engage, and retain customers. Ibex. has delivery locations in seven countries and maintains a
network of over 22,000 employees.
 Ibex Pakistan and THF have joined hands to meet the increasing need of the growing customer
solutions and Tele service industry (including Call Center). THF is working with ibex as a
training partner and provide Customer Solutions and Tele Service trainings.
 Graduates would be awarded joint certification of ibex and THF.

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 3. Microvision: A technology company bringing significant changes in online-based learning by
creating unique education workflows to provide valuable and in-demand skills for the creators of
tomorrow.
 Microvision School of Animation have joined hands with The Hunar Foundation for 3D
Animation, Virtual Reality and Simulation programs. THF envisions to empower youth of
Pakistan with emerging technologies and trend to succeed in fast chaining World
 Graduates would be awarded joint certification of Microvision and THF.

4. International Institute of Learning Medicine (ILLM): is accredited by National Ambulance Service

College Dublin (N.A.S.C), Ireland in accordance with training guidelines of Pre-Hospital
Emergency Care Council (P.H.E.C.C), Ireland, University College Dublin (U.C.D) Ireland and
American Academy of Pediatrics (A.A.P) USA.
 LLM is the largest training provider as per international guidelines in Pakistan. It plays a
vital role in training and development of health care professionals and health care
organizations.
 IILM has teamed up with The Hunar Foundation to provide certified medical training in
emergency trades to promote healthcare and better service the people of Pakistan.
 Graduates would be awarded joint certification of IILM and THF

Please specify the stakeholders of your project / initiative? *

Stakeholders are the people or organizations who are involved in your project, or who have a ‘stake’ in it.
Welfare Organisations
Govt. Organisations
Vulnerable community
Industries
Other:
ANSWER:
 The marginalized communities is a stake holder who THF aims to uplift through skills training. These
community members are the direct beneficiaries of the trainings done at Hunar Institutes. THF works
closely with the community members to understand their needs and barriers in order to mitigate against
challenges and encourage youth admissions.
 Pakistan Industry is also a stakeholder because all the trades introduced at THF Institute are demand
driven and Industry plays a huge role in the success of the TEVT Sector in Pakistan. Trade curriculums
at THF are aligned with the industry, THF seeks on-job-training with the industry and then job
placement is also done with the Industry. Furthermore, many of the industries also sponsor students at
THF through their CSR budget.
 Local donors (Government Agencies, Corporations, Individual donors)
 International Donors (Funding Agencies, Individual Donors)

The cost of training a student in a technical/vocational institute is high because of the consumables, electricity
used to operate the heavy machinery and the maintenance of these machineries as well as the whole setup of the
institute and its instructors who are specialists of their trade. Donations/ grants from local and international
donors become essential for THF to fund its annual operations.

Is your project already in implementation phase, or is it in planning phase? *

Implementing Phase

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ANSWER: 8 THF institutes are already in operation and 2 more in the pipeline for Karachi.

If your project is already in implementation phase, please choose the timeline: *

Please select how much more (expected) time will it take for your project to conclude. (Remaining
months) Please select N/A if project is in prospective stage.

ANSWER: The Hunar Foundation has been operational for 10 years now. It is not a specific project but an
organization that is conduction technical/vocational training through its 8 operational institutes across the
country out of which 4 institutes are operational in Karachi.

Upcoming Institutes in Karachi:

 In Orangi Town/Karachi and
 An Institute by Amrelli Steels/ Karachi
 Korangi -II

If your project is a new, prospective project (in planning stage), please specify the expected timeline: *
Please select the expected time it would take for you to complete your Prospective project. Please select
N/A if project is in implementation phase.

N/A

For your answer to the question above, please upload a .PPT file that must explain the implementation
and execution timeline for your project / initiative. *
The implementation timeline should clearly indicate: the number of months per stage of execution, the
areas covered, and the overall project plan/pitch, etc.

ANSWER: N/A

Please state your estimated budget range for the initiative: *

Tip: State estimated expenditure: What were the total expenses for developing the solution and offer -
specify the range of expenses of the company that led to the establishment of the product/service and
preparation for market launch.
< PKR 1 million
PKR 1 million - PKR 5 million
PKR 5 million - PKR 10 million
> PKR 10 million
Please explain how your project is economically feasible *

THF is utilizing less the 10% from the percentage of the total project budget including salaries and staff
expenses.

ANSWER:

Explain how your project utilizes your budget in the most optimal way. Explain how your budget is set in
a way that accounts for economic feasibility. Any Admin expenses given in the Project Budget must have
a supporting justification.

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Operational Cost: 500 Million PKRs

ANSWER:

Describe why your initiative is the best in class example for your selected category, and worthy of an
award from KE KHI Awards 2021? Explain how this project will sustain itself. *

Hunar is the pioneer in introducing City & Guilds (UK) qualifications in Vocational Education in Pakistan.
Hunar’s DMS Technical Institute was the first institute to be registered with City & Guilds in 2009. Hunar is is
the only nationwide vocational training organization in the private sector.

Nearly 4500 deserving young adults have so far graduated from Hunar Technical Institute. Hunar graduates are
earning 650 Million per year collectively. Hunar graduates at an average contributing in excess of Rs 250
million into the GDP of Pakistan as bread earners. Hunar Foundation also has chapters in United States, UK and
Canada and still growing in Pakistan. THF has 4 Institutes operational in Karachi, 1 institute operational in
Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar and 2 upcoming institutes in Karachi. All these institutes are located in the city
centre and fall within KE’s service territory.
 Boys Institute: Delhi Mercantile Society, Karachi
 Women’s Institute: Central Hotel Building in Saddar, Karachi
 Women’s Campus, Korangi Complex: Ibrahim Hyderi Road Korangi, Karachi
 Boy’s Campus, Korangi Complex: Ibrahim Hyderi Road Korangi, Karachi
 Boy’s Campus, Rashidabad, Tando Allahyar

Upcoming Institutes in Karachi:

 In Orangi Town/Karachi and
 An Institute by Amrelli Steels/ Karachi
 Korangi -II

ANSWER:

Project POC details

The POC will be responsible for marketing and communication related aspects including but not limited to
facilitating the KE team as and where required for KE KHI Awards 2021 application.
POC - Name * Air Cdre. Retd. Nasiruddin

POC - CNIC *

POC - Designation * DGM RMD/ Grants-South

POC - Contact Number * +92 302 8269888

POC - Years at the organisation * 4 Years

Support Documents
Please upload the additional support documents as per the requirement below
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For your reasoning above, please provide the budget sheets or financial statements for your project /
initiative, that will be used for verification. Please upload 3 files: Budget Breakup, Financial Statements
and Audit Report for FY 2020. *
Please note that within the financial statements / budget sheets, "Admin expenses" cannot exceed 10% of
the total project budget and cannot include salaries and staff expenses.
Please upload the Memorandum of Association (MOA) and/or Articles of Association of your
organisation. *
Please upload a copy of your latest paid KE bill. *
Please upload the following: Tax Certificate, Form A & Form 29. *
Please upload any other relevant support documents pertaining to the project. *
e.g. Partnership agreements, SPV, etc.
Review and Submit your entries
Please review your form carefully before submission as you will not be allowed to make changes once you
have submitted.

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