Tech Valley Pakistan has joined hands with inDrive to launch Digital Safar, a free digital safety and AI programme for the children of inDrive driver-partners in Pakistan and Egypt. The programme is built around the idea that every child should feel safe and confident online and should learn to use AI well. By focusing on the families of inDrive’s driver-partners, the initiative reaches children who may not otherwise have access to structured lessons on staying safe online and understanding artificial intelligence. It also extends the programme beyond a single country, since children in Egypt will take part alongside those in Pakistan.
The programme is divided by age group. Children in Grades 6 to 8 will learn online safety through Google’s Be Internet Awesome curriculum, while those in Grades 8 to 10 will study AI literacy through Gemini Academy. Splitting the content in this way lets younger students first build basic habits for behaving safely online, and allows older students to move on to understanding how AI tools work and how to use them responsibly. Tech Valley has used the Be Internet Awesome curriculum before, including in its Digital Pasban town halls for parents and teachers at schools in Islamabad. Children of this age are already using phones, games and video platforms, so lessons that start from their daily experience are more likely to be useful.
Digital Safar will be delivered through live online sessions held three times a week for about three weeks, with lessons in local languages and no cost to families. Offering the sessions online makes it possible to reach children in different cities and in both countries at the same time, and teaching in local languages helps children and parents follow the material without needing strong English. Tech Valley and inDrive did not share the number of children expected to take part, the start date of the first batch, or how families can enrol, so those details are likely to be announced separately.
Tech Valley describes itself as a social enterprise dedicated to bringing digital transformation to the education system, providing technology and training people to use it well. It says Digital Safar reflects that work by giving young people practical skills for the digital world they already live in. The company has invited interested organisations and families to contact it through its website, by email or by phone to learn more. The programme adds to Tech Valley’s growing portfolio of education and digital safety work in Pakistan, and its launch with a ride-hailing platform shows how technology companies are beginning to support the children of their own workforce, a model that other companies with large driver or delivery networks could follow.
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