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A unique collaboration between Incubation Centers, Social Entrepreneurship Support Organizations, Universities, Public Sector, Donors, and Investors, called the Impact Network was launched in Islamabad. The Impact Network will focus on stimulating, supporting and scaling critical social innovations.

This national program is funded by the Promotion of Education in Pakistan PEP Foundation (a non-profit working in Pakistan since 1994 to promote the right of all students to access quality higher education). Over 150 senior officials from both the public and private sectors attended the launch event.

The event was designed to allow the exchange of ideas and insights among thought leaders and policymakers. Founder and Chairman PEP Foundation Dr. Khalid Iqbal inaugurated the launch event.

Ms. Shahida Saleem, Team Lead for the Impact Network elaborated upon the vision of setting up the Impact Network. She stressed on the need for collaboration between key stakeholders to address Pakistan’s most pressing developmental challenges. “Pakistan’s problems cannot be solved by any one organization. In order to create meaningful progress and tangible social impact, we need to foster leadership, innovative thinking and most importantly, collective action.”
The participants discussed how social innovations can be supported so that they can actually affect millions of people across Pakistan. The discussions were structured around 5 targeted sectors; education, health, agriculture, water, and energy. In addition, there were two high-level closed discussion groups around Blended finance and Implication of Future technologies on SDG’s.
David Galipeau, founder and Chief of the United Nations Social Impact Fund (UNDP-UNSIF) led the Blended Finance session, with participants from Ignite, BOI, Insitor, and many others.
Puruesh Chaudhry, founder, and CEO of Aaghai, Forsight Labs, and The Islamabad Singularity Chapter, Led the discussion on the implications of future technologies on SDG’s.
Puruesh Chaudhry said that the spirit of organizational collaboration must be sustained to enable truly sustainable and impactful solutions to the challenges faced by Pakistan.

Master Calendar

PEP Foundation & Impact Network

Date Event Venue
Mar 5 Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs NUST, Islamabad
Apr 2 Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs National Incubation Center, Islamabad
May 5 Official Launch of Impact Network Islamabad
Sep 15 Incubator Team Training Workshop Karachi
Sep 22 Incubator Team Training Workshop Islamabad
Oct 11 Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs National Incubation Center, Islamabad
Oct 20 Sector Meetup (Health) NUST, Islamabad
Oct 24 Orientation Session on Social Innovation COMSATS, Islamabad
Oct 25 Orientation Session on Social Innovation NUST, Islamabad
Oct 30 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
Nov 5 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Virtual University, Lahore
Nov 6 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore
Nov 7 Orientation Session on Social Innovation University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Nov 8 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Government College University for Women, Faisalabad
Nov 13 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Shah Abdul Latif Bhatai University, Khairpur
Nov 14 Orientation Session on Social Innovation Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Oct 24 Orientation Session on Social Innovation COMSATS, Islamabad
Nov 15 Sector Meet up (Energy) Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
Nov 16 Orientation Session on Social Innovation National Incubation Center, Quetta
Nov 17 Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs National Incubation Center, Quetta
Nov 20 Orientation Session on Social Innovation University of Science and Technology, Bannu
Nov 15 Sector Meet up (Energy) Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro
6 Dec Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs National Incubation Center, Islamabad
13 Dec Capacity Building Workshop for Entrepreneurs National Incubation Center, Islamabad
20 Dec Donor Meetup on Impact Investment National Incubation Center, Islamabad
26 Dec Sector Meetup (Water) Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi