According to the World Economic Forum, Pakistani women hold only 4.9% of STEM jobs.
To give women equal representation, CIRCLE launched an initiative called TechKaro.

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Technological and Life Skills Program for women

  • This program has courses in Coding, Digital Marketing and Graphic Designing combined with life skills like Communications, Interview, Leadership Skills.
  • TechKaro upskills women and provides them better earning opportunities.
  • To-date, the program has completed 4 coding cohorts, 4 digital marketing cohorts and 2 graphic designing cohore and there have been 450+ graduates with 70% young women from underserved communities from 20+ cities in Pakistan who have learnt new skills, and built confidence.
  • In 2021, TechKaro hosted 3 bootcamps and partnered with universities like Jinnah University for Women.
  • 111 women have graduated from TechKaro’s Coding Program, 75 women from the Digital Marketing Program, and 61 women from the Graphic Designing Program.
  • Tech Karo has 83 companies as placement partners who are committed to providing economic opportunities to Pakistan’s talented youth.

Meet Our Fellow

“Before TechKaro I had no direction in my life. But, now after the advice and skills that I have learnt through TechKaro I am working as a Software Developer at BMA Capital and earning 40,000 Rupees.”

Bhagia Shireen
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