Momina and Duraid Foundation, in collaboration with Google for Education and Tech Valley Pakistan, has developed a free Google for Education Corner at Ibn-e-Insha Primary School, a government school located in Block 16, F.B Area Gulberg, Karachi. The initiative marks a step toward introducing structured digital learning infrastructure into the public school system, an area that has historically had limited access to the kind of technology resources more commonly found in private educational institutions.
Under the initiative, students at the school will gain access to Chromebooks alongside digital learning tools including Read Along and Gemini AI, giving them exposure to technology aimed at supporting reading development, interactive learning and broader digital literacy from an early stage of their education. The introduction of these tools is intended to open up new avenues for learning, exploration and creativity within a government school setting, where access to dedicated digital learning resources has traditionally lagged behind private sector counterparts due to funding and infrastructure constraints.
The inauguration of the learning corner brought together a range of stakeholders from the organisations involved in the project. Attendees included Duraid Qureshi, Chief Executive Officer of Hum Network Limited and Trustee of the Momina and Duraid Foundation, along with Umar Farooq, Chief Executive Officer of Tech Valley Pakistan. Representatives from Google’s regional partner network were also present, including Tim Paolini, the country lead partner, Aron Jackson, Chief Executive Officer of Allied Australia, and Heath Cutting, Managing Director of Allied Europe, alongside Tech Valley representatives Sheikh Subhan Talal and Waleed Najam. Local government representatives also attended the inauguration, including Nusratullah, Town Chairman of the Town Municipal Committee Gulberg, and Aisha Qamar, Deputy Director of Education for the same committee, reflecting coordination between the organising partners and local municipal education authorities.
The organisations behind the initiative described the launch as a proud step toward building a future ready digital learning environment within a government school setting, and said they intend to continue their collaboration with Google for Education and Tech Valley Pakistan to expand the programme to additional schools going forward. The stated goal of extending the initiative beyond a single school points to a broader ambition to create more widespread opportunities for government school students to experience digital learning tools that have so far been more commonly associated with private education.
The launch adds to a growing pattern of public private partnerships aimed at introducing digital learning infrastructure into Pakistan’s government school system, an area that continues to face substantial gaps in technology access compared to private institutions. Initiatives combining corporate philanthropy, technology partner expertise and coordination with local education authorities have increasingly emerged as one approach to narrowing this gap, with organisations such as the Momina and Duraid Foundation positioning their involvement in projects of this kind as part of a longer term commitment to expanding access to digital education tools within under-resourced public school environments.
Follow the SPIN IDG WhatsApp Channel for updates across the Smart Pakistan Insights Network covering all of Pakistan’s technology ecosystem.
