GRACE Association Pakistan

What GRACE Association Pakistan does

GRACE Association Pakistan is a Section 42 not-for-profit established in 2007 and headquartered in Islamabad, with primary program operations in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan. The organization delivers education, skills enhancement, and climate resilience programs to marginalized communities in the least-developed parts of Pakistan, serving 250,000+ direct and 500,000+ indirect beneficiaries cumulatively. Its core programmatic portfolio includes the GRACE Public School System (inclusive, affordable K-12 education for ~500 students with 50% girls and 5% children with disabilities), the English Access Microscholarship Program (with the U.S. Embassy), the English Works employability program, the E-STEAM/E-STEM Initiative, an Out-of-School Children Education Program, and Information Technology for Youth and Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives.

The organization operates a community-led go-to-market model through grassroots volunteers, alumni networks, community elders, and partner schools, with the GRACE school functioning 24 hours as a multi-program hub. There is no proprietary technology product; program delivery relies on physical infrastructure (school, Access centers in Skardu/Gilgit/Khaplu/Shigar), volunteer labor, and curriculum templates developed over 17+ years of grant-funded implementation.

Revenue is generated through donations and institutional grants from a diversified base including the Governments of Japan and Australia, the U.S. Embassy, UN agencies (One UN, UN Volunteers), the Brookings Institution, Global Fund for Children, Pratt & Whitney, and JIPPO Japan. Pricing for school services is held deliberately low (Rs.500-Rs.1,500) to maximize access, with scholarships funded by donor partnerships. GRACE does not publicly disclose financial figures, and total cumulative investment of $1.35 million over 17 years implies modest annual inflows consistent with a small-staff nonprofit operating budget.

Name

GRACE Association Pakistan

Legal name

GRACE Association Pakistan

Website

https://grace.org.pk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Short description

GRACE Association Pakistan is a Section 42 nonprofit founded in 2007 that delivers inclusive education, employability skills, and climate resilience programs to marginalized children, youth, and persons with disabilities across Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, and Southern Punjab through a school and community center network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Education and Community Development

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

NGO/Nonprofit Education Programs & Service Delivery (EDADALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Community education programs
• Inclusive education services
• Nonprofit skills training
• Grassroots community development
• Disaster risk reduction programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: GRACE relies on donations from individuals and institutional donors to fund educational and community development programs, particularly for ensuring access to quality primary education in least developed rural areas of Pakistan.
2. Institutional Grants and Funding: GRACE receives funding from international donors including governments (Japan, Australia, US Embassy), UN agencies, foundations (Global Fund for Children, Brookings), and development organizations to implement specific projects and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GRACE Association Pakistan is a grassroots non-profit organization that delivers inclusive primary and secondary education, English language and employability skills training, environmental STEM (E-STEAM) education, disability inclusion programs, and community-based climate resilience initiatives to marginalized communities in Gilgit-Baltistan and other underserved areas of Pakistan. Services are delivered through its own school facility, access program centers, partner schools, and field-based programs, targeting girls, children with disabilities, out-of-school children, and unemployed youth. The organization is funded primarily through donations and grants from institutional donors, governments, and international foundations.

Product overview

GRACE Association Pakistan operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of educational and community development programs rather than a unified software product. The core offerings include GRACE Public School System (inclusive school education), English Access Microscholarship Program (language and leadership training), English Works Program (employability skills), E-STEAM/E-STEM Initiative (STEM education with environmental focus), Information Technology for Youth (digital literacy and ICT training), and Out of School Children Education Program. These programs work together through GRACE's Grassroots Community Development Center model, with the school serving as a hub for multiple initiatives including disability inclusion, climate action, and youth empowerment activities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GRACE Public School System Inclusive, affordable school system providing disability-inclusive, gender-responsive education to nearly 500 students, functioning as a Grassroots Community Development Center (GCDC) supporting community events, training, and development initiatives in Gilgit-Baltistan. School fees range from Rs.500 to Rs.1,500 per period.
• English Access Microscholarship Program Two-year English language, leadership, and life-skills training program for disadvantaged adolescents aged 13-20 from marginalized communities in Skardu, Gilgit, and Khaplu, implemented with the U.S. Embassy. Has produced over 1,400 graduates.
• English Works Program Intensive 240+ hour English and employability skills development course for unemployed and under-employed youth aged 17-25, delivered in collaboration with the Regional English Language Office (RELO) at the U.S. Embassy Islamabad. Over 1,500 graduates have completed the program.
• E-STEAM / E-STEM Initiative Educational program integrating entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics with environmental focus, enhancing 21st-century skills, environmental literacy, robotics learning, and project-based education for students in Gilgit-Baltistan. Recognized with the NAAEE 2024 Global E-STEM Award.
• Out of School Children Education Program Model bringing street and out-of-school children back to education through enrollment in community-run or public schools, providing tuition fee support (Rs.500 per child for six months), school materials, uniform, and teacher training in partnership with Global Fund for Children.
• Information Technology for Youth Program providing computer lab facilities with DSL internet and solar power, teaching entrepreneurship skills and ICT usage for employment, including participation in Global IT Challenge for youth with disabilities in collaboration with Rehabilitation International Korea.
• Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction Program empowering youth with disabilities to participate in disaster risk reduction activities, promoting inclusion and building resilience in vulnerable communities.
• Global IT Challenge (GITC) Capacity building project helping youth with disabilities overcome limitations through access to Information Communication Technology, organized in collaboration with Rehabilitation International Korea, Korean Government, and LG Company.
• Sports for Disability Inclusive Program promoting inclusive sports activities for persons with disabilities, supporting empowerment and social inclusion through athletic participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 250,000+ grassroots people with total investment of only $1.35 million USD
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered emerging, core, supporting and major.

• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA)emergingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025November 2025: GRACE met with ITA to explore collaboration in advancing girls' education, climate resilience, and community development across Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Rehabilitation International (RI) KoreacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Partnership for Global IT Challenge (GITC) helping youth with disabilities overcome limitations through ICT access. GRACE has been organizing delegations of youth with disabilities to participate in international programs since 2016.
• Mobility International USAsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013US/Pakistan Disability Leadership Exchange Program. CEO Khadim Hussain participated in two-week program in Eugene Oregon during May 14-28, 2013.
• One UN / Pakistan Ministry of EnvironmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2010GRIP (Grass Roots Initiative Program) - $1.2 million joint initiative funding 24 environmental projects. GRACE was one of 24 awardees from 450 nationwide submissions for community-based climate change mitigation.
• U.S. Embassy Islamabad (Regional English Language Office)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010Long-standing partnership for English Access Microscholarship Program providing English language, leadership, and life-skills training to disadvantaged adolescents. Program has produced over 1,400 graduates in Skardu, Gilgit, and Khaplu.
• Global Fund for Children (GFC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for out-of-school children education program targeting street children in Bari Imam and Alipur Islamabad areas. GRACE enrolled 123 children from economically vulnerable families in existing schools.
• Government of Gilgit-BaltistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership for education programs, school operations, and community development initiatives in the region.
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan / Himalayan Green Club JapanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding for GRACE Public School construction with financial grant from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan in 2009. First school building constructed through this collaboration.
• Australian High Commission Islamabad (Direct Aid Program)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding for winter relief projects, flood relief, and school improvement projects including Al-Zahra Girls School Kwardu rehabilitation.
• The Brookings Institution (Center for Universal Education)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through Girls CHARGE initiative for promoting girls' education. GRACE committed to transforming 30 boys-only schools into inclusive schools.
• UN VolunteerssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational volunteer partnerships providing online volunteers for copywriting, grant writing, web development, and communications support.
• JIPPO JapansupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Basho Flood Protection Wall project and water supply projects in Skardu Baltistan.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA): Pakistani education-focused nonprofit working on girls' education, climate resilience, and community development — directly comparable mission, with a formal exploration partnership announced with GRACE in November 2025.
• Zindagi Trust: Pakistan-based education reform nonprofit focused on transforming public schools and child rights, particularly for girls and marginalized children — directly comparable target population and education-access mission.
• Developments in Literacy (DIL): Pakistan-affiliated nonprofit operating low-cost quality schools for under-served children with a strong gender-inclusion focus; directly comparable model of affordable, community-grounded girls' education.
• Alif Ailaan: Pakistan education advocacy campaign focused on girls' education and education-system reform; comparable advocacy posture and girls' education focus, though operating more at policy/awareness layer than direct service.
• Community World Service Asia: Pakistan-based humanitarian and development NGO working on education, climate resilience, and community empowerment in marginalized regions; comparable multi-sector community-development model with international donor base.
• Bunyad Foundation: Pakistan non-profit providing non-formal quality education to out-of-school and working children, with a strong girls' education and community-school model; closely comparable target population and program design.

Broad incumbents

• The Citizens Foundation (TCF): Pakistan's largest non-profit education network operating 1,700+ schools serving underprivileged communities nationwide; comparable mission of affordable quality education but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Aga Khan Education Services (AKES,P): Pakistan branch of the Aga Khan Development Network running schools in mountainous northern regions including Gilgit-Baltistan; comparable focus on quality education in remote mountainous communities, though at significantly greater scale.

Emerging players

• Pakistan Alliance for Girls Education (PAGE) / Malala Fund grantees: Coalition of Pakistani and global organizations advancing girls' secondary education; GRACE's Clinton Global Initiative Girls CHARGE commitment places it inside this thematic peer set focused on the same secondary-completion metric.
• Right To Play Pakistan: International NGO operating in Pakistan using sport and play for child development and inclusion, including children with disabilities; comparable disability-inclusion focus and community-based program delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/GRACE-Association-Pakistan

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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