The largest educational and skill development movement for over 20 million nomadic communities.
Ghais Jhuggi Taleem Foundation (GJTF) is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to provide quality education and skills to the nomadic community in Pakistan. Today, through the Jhuggi Taleemi Project, the foundation is educating thousands of children and paving the way for a brighter future.
Our Vision
Educating over 8 million nomads and integrating them into the national mainstream.
Our Mission
Guiding nomads (Jhuggi Nasheen) from birth to their final journey.
Our Values
Sincerity, Service, Beauty, Positive Conduct
A Decade of Changing Lives
Through our Jhuggi Taleemi Project, we are systematically turning marginalized settlements into centers of learning and hope.
Attached Universities & Student Chapters
Students, doctors, and volunteers from Pakistan's leading universities collaborate directly with GJTF to educate nomadic children, conduct medical camps, and drive grassroots change.
Our Model
Free schooling through Jhuggi Taleemi Project
Establishing schools within nomadic settlements
Bringing education directly to their doorstep without displacement or travel danger.
Vocational training for youth and women
Equipping mothers and adolescent girls with stitching, tailoring, and practical crafts.
Integrating nomads into the national mainstream
Facilitating civil registration, national identification, and formal curriculum transition.
Breaking the cycle of poverty through education
Replacing hazardous scrap scavenging with literacy, digital knowledge, and dignity.
10,000+ passionate volunteers mobilizing nationwide
Active student and youth chapters across 15+ premier universities driving educational change.
Our Volunteer Program
Ghais Jhuggi Taleem Foundation (GJTF) collaborates with various universities through MoUs, allowing students to engage in meaningful community work.
Formal MoUs With Leading Universities Across Pakistan
Strategic collaborations with higher education institutions — including University of Management and Technology (UMT) and Riphah International University — empower students and faculty to lead grassroots field education, research, and community uplift in nomadic settlements.
Assisting In Teaching & Mentoring Jhuggi Nasheen Children
Volunteer teachers sit alongside slum children in daily reading circles, literacy drills, and foundational numeracy classes, ensuring every child receives caring individual attention.
Vocational Technical Workshops & Practical Trades
Hands-on technical training with professional toolkits equipping adolescent youth with market-ready trades and electrical skills.
Organizing Awareness Drives & Volunteer Summits
Uniting hundreds of university volunteers, female teachers, and community elders for celebratory educational milestones.
Mobilizing Slum Communities For Social Transformation
Inspiring nomadic families to embrace literacy, hygiene, and sustainable community empowerment from within.
Community Services
Ghais Jhuggi Taleem Foundation (GJTF) empowers nomadic communities through various skill-based initiatives, helping them achieve economic independence.
Vocational SkillsVocational Centers
Providing certified training in stitching, embroidery, handicrafts, and practical trades for mothers and youth.
Micro-EnterpriseSmall Business Support
Seed grants, micro-tools, and mentorship helping nomadic youth launch and sustain small business enterprises.
Digital LiteracyComputer Skills Training
Equipping students with tablet navigation, typing, word processing, and digital tools for 21st-century careers.
Youth LeadershipYouth Empowerment
Leadership camps, character workshops, and counseling creating confident changemakers in nomadic communities.
Latest Blogs
Watch and read firsthand stories of students, community elders, and women whose lives have been transformed through the Jhuggi Taleemi Project.
GJTF Success Stories: Transforming Lives
Real journeys of slum children gaining knowledge, dignity, and building a brighter future through Jhuggi Taleemi Project.
Community Elder & Parent Testimonial
Heartfelt feedback from a slum settlement elder and parent on the profound community change brought by GJTF schools.
Sajid's Inspirational Journey
From informal street labor to academic excellence — Sajid shares his personal transformation story.
Women's Vocational Stitching Center
Empowering mothers and adolescent girls in nomadic settlements with sewing skills and financial self-sufficiency.