inDrive Partners With CIRCLE Women and Tech Valley to Train 750 Children in AI and Coding

inDrive, the global mobility and urban services platform, has joined forces with the CIRCLE Women Association and Tech Valley to roll out a free STEM and artificial intelligence education programme for the children of its driver community in Pakistan. The initiative, launched in September 2026, is designed as an exclusive benefit for drivers enrolled in the platform's Platinum and Legend loyalty tiers and is set to reach more than 750 children nationwide.

The programme addresses a pressing national challenge. According to the article, roughly 25 million children in Pakistan between the ages of 5 and 16 are out of school, giving the country the second-largest out-of-school population in the world. Organisers say the partnership is intended to help close that gap by giving young people access to structured, high-quality digital learning that many families would otherwise struggle to afford.

Training is being delivered through two specialised pillars. The CIRCLE Women Association, a non-profit focused on women's economic empowerment, is running in-person sessions for around 300 to 320 children aged 8 to 18 at dedicated centres in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Over three months, participants receive fully equipped laptops and guided instruction across three age-specific tracks: Scratch Game Studio, AI Web Prototyping and App Engineering, allowing them to build functional digital portfolios.

Separately, Tech Valley, an official Google for Education partner, is providing online digital literacy and AI training through Google Classrooms for an estimated 400 to 450 students in grades 6 to 10. The curriculum includes Google's 'Be Internet Awesome' digital citizenship module and the 'Gemini Academy' for ethical generative AI prompt engineering, backed by live weekly sessions and expert facilitation.

Awais Saeed, Country Manager for inDrive Pakistan, described drivers as the backbone of the platform and said the programme is a direct investment in their children's future. Sadaffe Abid, Founder and CEO of CIRCLE Women, said children who learn to build with technology rather than simply consume it see the world differently, while Umar Farooq, Founder and CEO of Tech Valley, said every child deserves to grow up digitally literate, safe and AI-ready.

The collaboration reflects a growing trend among technology and mobility companies in Pakistan to invest in digital skills as a form of long-term community support. By combining hands-on workshops with online learning, the partners aim to give young participants practical, market-relevant abilities and a stronger footing in an economy increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence.