Arfa Karim Technology Incubator has opened a call for mentors to join the Arfa Karim Fellowship Program 2026, a national flagship fellowship designed to prepare Pakistan’s youth for earning, entrepreneurship, and careers in the digital economy. The program launches on June 15 at Arfa Software Technology Park in Lahore and runs for 60 days, with sessions held from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in a hybrid format that combines in-person attendance with live online participation.
The fellowship is structured around two tracks: E-Commerce and Digital Selling, and Agentic Artificial Intelligence. Both tracks are oriented toward practical, outcome-driven learning, the kind that results in fellows either generating income, building a venture, or entering the workforce with skills that are immediately applicable rather than theoretically sound but commercially untested. The earning-focused design is central to what distinguishes AKFP 2026 from conventional digital skills programs, which often stop short of helping participants translate capability into actual livelihood outcomes.
Mentors joining the program will guide fellows through project-based learning, real market exposure, and the kind of hands-on engagement that connects classroom instruction to commercial reality. The call is open to industry experts, entrepreneurs, trainers, and professionals across relevant domains, anyone with practical experience in e-commerce, digital marketing, or artificial intelligence systems who is willing to invest time in shaping the next generation of digital entrepreneurs and practitioners.
Those interested in joining as a mentor can apply through the official form at forms.gle/1RG2TusKp9vNNsxw9. The Arfa Karim Fellowship Program takes its name from Arfa Karim Randhawa, Pakistan’s pioneering young technologist, and reflects the spirit of that legacy by focusing on youth who are ready to build their futures in the digital economy.
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