A network for social enterprise: SENPak launches
At SIA Summit 2.0 in Islamabad on 28 April 2026, with more than 300 policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors and youth leaders, SIA launched SENPak, Pakistan’s first social enterprise network.
Social entrepreneurs and investors
- 300+people at SIA Summit 2.0
- 1,500members planned by 2031
The story
SIA Summit 2.0 took place in Islamabad on 28 April 2026 with the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, on building a women-led social enterprise ecosystem in Pakistan. More than 300 policymakers, entrepreneurs, investors and youth leaders took part.
It is where SENPak, Pakistan’s first social enterprise network, was launched: a national digital platform that connects social entrepreneurs and investors, at senpak.org.
SIA plans for SENPak to grow into an association of 1,500 members by 2031.
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