MIED

What MIED does

MIED (Mountain Institute for Education & Development) is a Pakistan-based non-profit NGO registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) under Section 42 of the Companies' Ordinance 1984. Founded in 2003 by Abdul Jahan Qarabash, the organization operates as a community mobilization implementing partner for international donors and UN agencies, delivering education and community development programs across all seven major Pakistan regions: KPK, Punjab, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan, AJK, and Islamabad. Its core focus is making quality education accessible to children in remote, underserved, and conflict-affected districts, with emphasis on girls' education, teacher training, early childhood development, and out-of-school children.

MIED's product portfolio comprises five core programs: the School Improvement Program (SIP) using a proprietary "decagonal approach to learning," Non-Formal Education (NFE) Fast Track programs for out-of-school children and adults, 300 Early Childhood Care and Development Centres serving 17,415 children aged 3-6, teacher training programs that have trained over 15,000 primary school teachers, and the Girls Right to Education Programme (GREP). The organization has cumulatively worked in 1,500+ government schools and impacted 258,000+ beneficiaries. No proprietary technology platform is disclosed; programs are delivered through on-the-ground field teams, government school partnerships, and a network of 17,000+ community-based organizations.

MIED's business model is grant-funded: it does not charge for services and has no commercial revenue streams. Operating revenue comes from multilateral donors (UNICEF, UNESCO, USAID, DFID), international NGOs (Plan International, Aga Khan Foundation, Care International, Save the Children USA, Malala Fund, Acted, ASI), and bilateral programs (PPAF). Pricing is not applicable; the organization competes for competitive grant solicitations from development agencies and operates with a modest 51-100 person staff complemented by extensive field-level community mobilization.

Name

MIED

Legal name

Mountain Institute for Education & Development

Website

https://mied.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MIED is a Pakistan-based non-profit NGO founded in 2003 that delivers education and community development programs in remote and conflict-affected districts across all seven major Pakistan regions, serving marginalized communities through grant-funded partnerships with international donors and UN agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: MIED operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants and donations from international development organizations, UN agencies, and government aid programs. Revenue comes from donor-funded projects focused on education, community development, and poverty alleviation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MIED is a non-profit NGO that designs and implements educational and community development programs in partnership with international donors and UN agencies across Pakistan. Its core offerings include the School Improvement Program (SIP) covering 1,500+ government schools, Non-Formal Education (NFE) Fast Track programs for out-of-school children, 300 Early Childhood Care and Development Centres, Teacher Training Programs, and the Girls Right to Education Programme (GREP), all delivered through a proprietary decagonal approach to learning combined with community mobilization.

Product overview

MIED offers a portfolio of educational and community development programs rather than a technology product. The core offerings include the School Improvement Program (SIP) with its decagonal approach to learning, Non-Formal Education (NFE) Fast Track programs for out-of-school children and adults, Early Childhood Care and Development Centers, and Teacher Training Programs. These programs work together through community mobilization to improve education quality in government schools across Pakistan's remote and conflict-affected districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 258,000 beneficiaries impacted through multi-sectoral development programs
• +5 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plan International Pakistan: International child-rights NGO operating in Pakistan with a core focus on education, child protection, and girls' empowerment. Long-standing partner of MIED with overlapping program areas including teacher training and community-based education.
• Malala Fund: International girls' education fund that has directly partnered with MIED. Comparable in its girls' education focus and Pakistan-based programming, though operating as a global grant-making fund rather than direct field implementation.
• Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF): Pakistan's largest community development organization, with whom MIED has a long-standing implementing partnership. Comparable in terms of community mobilization, poverty alleviation focus, and multi-province footprint across Pakistan.
• Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA): Pakistan education-focused NGO working on learning assessments, teacher quality, and out-of-school children. Comparable to MIED in its focus on education quality and parallel work with government schools, though with a stronger research and policy orientation.
• Bunyad Foundation: Pakistan-based education NGO that supports government schools through community mobilization, teacher training, and infrastructure improvement. Directly comparable to MIED in its School Improvement Programme model and target beneficiaries across rural Pakistan.
• The Citizens Foundation (TCF): Pakistan's largest education-focused non-profit, operating schools nationwide and implementing education programs for underserved communities. Operates in the same geography and serves the same target population (low-income Pakistani children) as MIED, though with a school-operation model rather than MIED's government-school partnership model.

Broad incumbents

• Aga Khan Foundation: Major international development organization with deep presence in northern Pakistan (including Gilgit-Baltistan, where MIED also operates). Comparable in its education and community development programs, but with substantially broader geographic scope and institutional resources.
• Save the Children Pakistan: International humanitarian organization with significant education programming in Pakistan. Comparable in child-focused education and protection work, but with broader global mandate and significantly larger scale.
• UNICEF Pakistan: UN children's agency with major education programming in Pakistan, including early childhood development (overlapping with MIED's 300 ECD centers) and out-of-school children initiatives. Funded partner of MIED with substantially larger institutional footprint.
• CARE International in Pakistan: International humanitarian organization with established education and community development programs in Pakistan. MIED is a partner organization, with overlapping priorities around women's empowerment, education, and community resilience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/miedpakistan
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mied

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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