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July 2026

Vision 2031 & Strategy

Where SIA is going by 2031: the vision, five pillars, the targets and the five-year roadmap.

SIA’s Strategic Plan 2026–2031 (July 2026) turns a set of projects into one platform that every changemaker can find, use and grow with.

Vision 2031

By 2031, Social Innovation Academy (SIA) is Pakistan’s leading social enterprise enabler: a financially self-reliant institution with international reach, whose academy, incubators, network, capital facility and policy voice together power a thriving social enterprise ecosystem.

The plan at a glance

Plan date
July 2026
Covers
Five years, 2026 to 2031
Built on
Five strategic pillars
Phases
Foundation, Growth, Scale & Consolidation
Results
A public dashboard and an annual impact report

Road to 2031

Where SIA is, and where it is going

See the numbers
Chart data
RowToday (2026)Target 2031
People reached73,800+250,000
Microentrepreneurs trained3,500+15,000
Enterprises incubated100+1,000
Capital mobilisedPKR 20M+PKR 500M
Incubation hubs38

Figures as of September 2026, with definitions on the Live Impact Dashboard.

More targets for 2031

  • 10,000+Jobs supported by SIA-backed enterprisesMeasured from Year 1
  • 1,500Verified SENPak members
  • 40%Of income earned by SIA itselfUnder 10% today
  • AdoptedSocial Enterprise PolicyProvincial and national

Targets for 2031 in SIA’s Strategic Plan 2026–2031.

Roadmap

Five years, three phases

  1. Year 12026–27Now

    Foundation

    Codify, staff up, design the platform

    • SIA Method manuals for 6 flagship programmes
    • Pathway stages defined and branded
    5 more
    • SENPak membership system live
    • Catalyst Fund designed, anchor funder MoU
    • SIA Fellowship cohort 1
    • First annual impact report
    • Earned income 12%
  2. Year 22027–28

    Growth

    Launch new vehicles

    • Digital Campus live with 5 courses
    • First accredited certification
    6 more
    • 30 facilitators licensed
    • First export revenues for 50+ enterprises through the KSA corridor
    • Catalyst Fund first close (PKR 50M), first 20 investments or grants
    • 50 Changemaker Schools
    • Quetta flagship hub upgraded
    • Earned income 18%
  3. Year 32028–29

    Growth

    Prove the integrated model

    • 300 enterprises through incubation
    • SENPak chapters in all provinces, 1,000+ members
    6 more
    • First State of Social Enterprise in Pakistan report
    • Social Enterprise Policy submitted to cabinet
    • 2 satellite hubs: Loralai scaled, plus one district
    • Angel network launched
    • Independent mid-term evaluation
    • Earned income 25%
  4. Year 42029–30

    Scale

    Extend nationally and regionally

    • Catalyst Fund second close (PKR 100M)
    • Accelerator cohorts in 2 more provinces
    2 more
    • SIA Method licensing pilot with 2 partners
    • Earned income 32%
  5. Year 52030–31

    Consolidation

    Institutionalise and hand forward

    • All 2031 headline targets met
    • Social Enterprise Policy adopted, social enterprise recognised nationally
    5 more
    • 8-hub network operating
    • Reserve at 6 months
    • Independent five-year evaluation published
    • Strategic Plan 2031–2036 adopted
    • Earned income 40%

Source: SIA Strategic Plan 2026–2031.

Financing the plan

Less reliance on grants, more income SIA earns

Today, 85% of SIA’s budget comes from grants and projects. By 2031, 40% comes from income SIA earns itself, and 15% from its fund and unrestricted capital.

See the numbers
Chart data
RowGrants & projectsEarned income: servicesEarned income: products & platformFund & unrestricted capital
202685%8%2%5%
202865%18%7%10%
203145%25%15%15%

Share of SIA’s annual budget. Source: SIA Strategic Plan 2026–2031.

By 2031

One continuum, from school to export markets

The Strategic Plan’s measure of success: a whole journey without ever leaving the ecosystem SIA built.

  1. AcademyChangemaker SchoolSpots a problem worth solving
  2. PathwaySIA incubatorTurns her idea into a business
  3. CapitalCatalyst FundFinance to grow
  4. MarketsGulf export marketsSells beyond Pakistan

Questions

About the plan

Do SIA’s current programmes continue?

Yes. They move into the Pathway. The Women Entrepreneurship Development Program, for example, anchors the Women-led enterprise track.

How can my organisation take part?

Fund or co-design a programme, sponsor the SIA Summit, commission training, work with the Government Innovation Lab or co-invest through the Catalyst Fund. Book a 20-minute call on the Partner With Us page.

Where can I read the full Strategic Plan?

Ask the team on WhatsApp or through the contact page.

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