Curious,capable,building.
Hands-on engineering courses for students in Hunza.
Real engineering tools, taught in the valley and free of charge. Students are chosen by application and interview, and every one of them leaves with a working device they designed and built themselves.
At aglance.
- 5
- coursesCAD through a mechatronic capstone, taken in order
- ~15
- per sectionSmall enough that every student stays on the tools
- 50–75
- studentsCohort 01, secondary school through early college
- Free
- to enrolSelected by application and interview, not by ability to pay
Move fromcurious tobuilding.
Give capable students in underserved regions the tools, mentorship, and hands-on engineering experience to move from curious, to capable, to building real things.
We want a Pakistan where a student’s zip code — not their ability — is no longer the limiting factor on what they can build or become.
Teach real engineering skills, not just theory
Raise students' sense of what's possible for their future
Hand over tools and ownership, not just instruction
Push toward real, working output — not certificates
Three tracks,one program.
The free Hunza course is the mission; the paid track funds it, and the Sandbox carries graduates on to building real ventures.
The Hunza course. Free, and the whole point.
Students in Hunza, selected through application and interview. Cohort 1 targets 50–75 students, secondary school through early college.
- Selected by application and interview, never ability to pay
- Five courses in order, CAD through a mechatronic capstone
- Every student finishes with a working device they built
Paid courses elsewhere in Pakistan.
Students elsewhere in Pakistan, via paid courses and — from Year 2 — a paid 15-day Hunza immersion. A funding mechanism, not a separate mission.
- Same curriculum, delivered outside the valley
- Year 2: an optional 15-day Hunza immersion
- Revenue flows straight back into the free track
Graduates turning a capstone into a venture.
Hunza program alumni turning a capstone idea into a real venture, supported through the Sandbox incubator from Year 2.
- Opens from Year 2, for program alumni
- Mentorship, workspace, and a path to first customers
- Aimed at real problems in Gilgit–Baltistan
Project STEAM I-skool: five courses, taken in order
How thecoursesrun.
~15 students per class section
COHORT SIZE
Evening sessions on weekdays, full-day sessions on weekends
SCHEDULE
Urdu-focused, with English for technical terms and tools
LANGUAGE
CAD software, laptops, entry-level 3D printers
CORE TOOLS
Every student finishes with a working device.
Every student leaves the CAD track with a physical part they designed and printed themselves. Capstone projects are pointed, where possible, at real problems in Hunza.
Fundacohort.
Cohort 01 runs free of charge for 50–75 students in Hunza. We are looking for funders, mentoring engineers, and partners on the ground in Gilgit–Baltistan.
Apply to Cohort 01
Secondary school through early college, selected by application and interview. Every student finishes with a working device they built.
Get in touch
Whether you want to fund a cohort, apply as a student, or partner with us, a short call is usually the fastest way to start. Write to us and we will set one up.
hello@e47foundation.org