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Pakistan’s social enterprise enabler

Turning challenges into opportunities — from the grassroots up.

From our headquarters in Quetta and offices in Lahore and Islamabad, we help women, youth and communities across Pakistan start, grow and fund enterprises that change lives, and we build the ecosystem that keeps them thriving.

What brings you here?

SIA impact

Live data · updated Sep 2026

Methodology

73,800+

People reached

3,500+

Microentrepreneurs trained

100+

Enterprises incubated

2

Incubation hubs

Figures as of Sep 2026.

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What SIA does
Helps people start, grow and fund enterprises that solve local problems
Who it’s for
Women, youth and communities across Pakistan, including those others can’t reach
Where
Headquarters in Quetta, offices in Lahore and Islamabad, hubs in Quetta and Loralai
How to start
Take the 2-minute check, or ask us on WhatsApp
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What we do

Four pillars of our work

From grassroots livelihoods to national policy.

  • 30+Initiatives delivered
  • 22+National and international partnerships
  • 6Conferences convened
  • PKR 20M+Capital mobilised

Figures as of Sep 2026. Each one has a definition and a source on the Live Impact Dashboard.

SENPak · Social Enterprise Network Pakistan

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Now delivering

Two new programmes, both awarded in August 2026

Leather craft workshop, Riyadh

August 2026
For
Arweqah Alreyadah Company, Riyadh
Who
25 Saudi men and women
Made
5 product lines
Why it matters
SIA’s first international training contract

Entrepreneurship for refugee and host communities

Aug 2026 – May 2027
With
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Who
150 people, 37 business groups
How long
2.5 months, then incubation
Why it matters
SIA’s largest UN service agreement to date

By 2031

From a community training center to markets in the Gulf

  1. AcademyCommunity training centerFinds a problem worth solving
  2. PathwaySIA incubatorTurns the idea into a business
  3. CapitalCatalyst FundFinance to grow
  4. MarketsGulf export marketsSells beyond Pakistan

The route SIA’s Strategic Plan 2026–2031 sets out, without leaving the ecosystem SIA built.

Where we work

Rooted in Pakistani grassroots communities and connected to the world.

Tap an office, hub or city to see SIA’s work there. Filter by pillar.

2 hubs today, 8 by 2031. Choose a place to learn more.

SIA offices, hubs & partner cities

Market corridors

Spotlight

Happening now

Flagship convening

SIA Summit 3.0

SIA’s flagship convening, made annual under the Strategic Plan. Register interest, become a speaker or sponsor.

Dates
To be announced
Last edition
28 Apr 2026 · 300+
Speakers at the SIA international summit
Next edition

Impact Startup Challenge

Pitch your solution to a pressing social issue. Mentorship, investor networking and seed funding.

450+ ideas last edition · PKR 1.5M awarded

An award cheque presented at the SIA international summit

Trusted by

Delivering to the standards of the world’s most rigorous funders

Multilateral & bilateral

  • European Union
  • World Bank
  • UNICEF
  • UNFPA
  • GIZ
  • JICA
  • IOM

Government of Pakistan & Balochistan

  • Department of Agriculture
  • PITE
  • Prime Minister’s Youth Programme
  • Women Development Department

Development & civil society

  • PPAF
  • Islamic Relief Pakistan
  • USEFP
  • WESS
  • IDSP
  • Taraqee Foundation
  • Manzil Organization

Academia & private sector

  • BUITEMS
  • University of Loralai
  • NUML
  • Liaison Corporation
  • STEP Schools

International clients

  • Arweqah Alreyadah Company

More partners

  • Archaeo Agency LLC

Logos appear with each partner’s written permission. The capability statement is available on request.

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