Schools and skills · Korangi, Karachi · Since 2021

Turning Potential
into Progress.

Two free schools teaching 1,250+ children from Nursery to Grade 10, and a free Institute that gives young people and adults practical, job-ready skills. One community, one path from learning to earning.

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1,250+children in our two schools

2,000+children educated free since 2021

52%female enrollment

5free earning tracks

How we work

Two streams of learning. One journey to progress.

Formal education builds knowledge in the classroom. Non-formal education builds practical skills for work. Together they take a learner from potential to real progress.

Formal education

SkillUp Valley Schools

Potential → Knowledge → Progress

Full-time schooling for children from Nursery to Grade 10, following the Sindh curriculum with trained teachers and an English-language focus.

Nursery to Grade 10, two campuses in Korangi
Free for every child: no admission fee, no tuition, free books and uniforms
Computer lab from Grade 4, STEM and robotics in development
Partner school of the Sindh Education Foundation (SEF)

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Non-formal education

SkillUp Valley Institute

Potential → Skills → Progress

Free earning tracks for youth and adults: 8 weeks of hands-on training and real client work, then 4 weeks of support to start earning.

5 earning tracks, from social media to websites
3 classes a week, 2 hours each, taught in Urdu
Women-only batches for selected courses
Delivering the PSEB Prime Minister National Technology Park (PNTP) training programme

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Formal education · Our schools

Two campuses in Korangi

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Allahwala Town School

Flagship

900studentsNursery-10grades2021founded

Also home to the Institute classrooms and computer lab.

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Mehran Town School

350studentsNursery-8grades2022founded

Serving one of Karachi's densest informal settlements.

First batches start Saturday 10 October. Free orientation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 PM, Allahwala Town campus. Apply for a free course

Non-formal education · SkillUp Valley Institute

5 free earning tracks. Real skills, real first income.

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Social Media and DesignSocial media manager for small businesses Office and Accounts AssistantComputer and accounts assistant for offices, factories and shops Online SellingSeller assistant for online stores, or owner of your own store Website BuilderWebsite maker for small businesses Sales and Customer ServiceTele-sales, customer support or retail staff

The Earning Ladder: Level 1: First income (open now) · Level 2: Steady income (coming next) · Level 3: Professional income (coming later)

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Hire our graduates

Need a small job done? Our trained students can help.

Local shops, businesses and organisations can give work to SkillUp Valley Institute students and graduates: social media pages, designs, data entry, bookkeeping, product listings, websites and calling. Our team matches your task with the right student and checks the quality.

Give us a task

Social media and design

Facebook and Instagram pages, posts, designs and short videos.

Office, data and accounts

Data entry, typing, Excel sheets and simple bookkeeping.

Online store help

Product photos and product listings for online sellers.

Websites

A simple website for your shop or business.

Co-working · SkillUp Valley Workspace

A place to work, build and launch.

Desks, internet and a professional work setting in Korangi for freelancers, agencies and new startups.

Free trial day every Saturday.

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PKR 13,000per seat, per month

50% offfor students who qualify on family income

Internet includedwork in a quiet, professional space

Coming soonpitch days and startup rounds

Admissions

Start here. Choose your path.

School admission

For parents enrolling a child in Nursery to Grade 10. Admission, tuition, books and uniforms are all free.

Questions? WhatsApp Seema Ali, SkillUp Valley Schools: +92 333 7141054

Child's name Please enter the child's name.

Child's age Enter an age from 2 to 18.

Class applying for Please choose a class.

Campus Mehran Town teaches up to Grade 8. Please choose a campus.

Parent or guardian name Please enter the parent or guardian name.

Parent's phone (WhatsApp) Enter a mobile number like 03001234567 (11 digits).

Area (optional)

How did you hear about us? (optional)

Free track application

For youth and adults, 16 years and above.

Questions? WhatsApp Ali Raza, SkillUp Valley Institute: +92 305 8105908

First batches start Saturday 10 October. Free orientation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 5 PM, Allahwala Town campus.

Full name Please enter your full name.

Age You must be 16 or older.

Gender Please choose an option.

Phone (WhatsApp) Enter a mobile number like 03001234567 (11 digits).

Area Please enter your area.

Education Please choose your education.

Which track do you want? (first choice) Please choose a track.

Second choice (optional) (optional)

Preferred timing Please choose a timing.

How did you hear about us? Please choose one.

Referred by (name of the person who told you, if any) (optional)

Why we exist

In Korangi, talent is everywhere.
Opportunity is not.

We work in two of Karachi's most underserved neighborhoods, Allahwala Town and Mehran Town, where most families live below the poverty line and a child's chance at school often ends before Grade 5.

SkillUp Valley exists to break that pattern. We deliver free, high-quality education that combines strong academics, life skills, and employability training, so that a child born without privilege leaves school with something rare in their context: a real choice about their future.

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Ali Nisar

Co-Founder · Chartered Accountant, IRS-CAA, CFE

Seema Ali

Co-Founder · Educationist, Social Welfare Leader

Ten+ years of grassroots experience. Full audited transparency. Registered: SRB · FBR · SEF (Pakistan) | NPO (United States).

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Our work directly advances four global goals.

04 Quality Education

05 Gender Equality

08 Decent Work & Growth

10 Reduced Inequalities

Voices from our community

The change nobody can fake.

My daughter is the first girl in our family to read English. She teaches me letters at night now. I cry, but I am happy.

Father of Sana, Grade 4

I want to be an engineer. The teachers tell me I can be. Before SkillUp Valley, no one ever said that to me.

Bilal, Grade 8 student

This is not just a school. This is the only thing keeping our children off the streets and in a future.

Community elder, Allahwala Town

A single classroom changes a hundred lives.
Yours can change ours.

Whether you are a corporate CSR partner, a multilateral funding agency, or an individual who simply believes in a child's right to learn, there is a place for you in this work.

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Students, parents, teachers and supporters: share our free earning tracks with people who need them. When a friend applies, they write your name in "Referred by", and we thank our top ambassadors every week.

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