Our programs

HAKF is working to create lasting opportunities for families through education, skills development and economic empowerment. Our current programs form the foundation of our broader Vision 2040 strategy.

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Education & digital skills

Building the foundation for the next generation.

HAKF's education programs support children, students and adults at different stages of their educational journey — and together they create a pathway from early education to digital skills and future employment.

Children at a HAKF pre-primary center with new school bags Pre-primary center
  • Pre-primary educationFive centers are currently operational, serving a budgeted enrolment of 376 children. The program includes trained teachers, a finalised curriculum, learning materials, nutrition support and digital education.
  • Learning centersClasses for Grades V–VIII, with additional centers being established in Mirpur and Mohammadpur.
  • ScholarshipsCurrently supporting 30 students with academic guidance, career counselling, computer training and regular motivation sessions.
  • Adult literacyThe Adult Literacy Center has 50 registered learners, working toward a target of 120 participants.
  • IT trainingOur IT Center in Adamjee is operational, with 24 students enrolled in basic computer training and additional batches planned.
Students working at computers in a HAKF digital lab A teacher leading a class at a HAKF learning center
Women training on sewing machines at a HAKF skills center Sewing center
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Women's skills & empowerment

Turning skills into livelihoods.

HAKF is developing vocational programs that help women gain practical skills and create opportunities for employment and income generation.

Our goal is to move beyond training and connect skills with real economic opportunity.

  • Industrial sewing centerA target capacity of 90 women, with training being introduced in stages. Employment opportunities are being explored for graduates.
  • Domestic sewing centerA target capacity of 40 women, with 20 currently enrolled. We are strengthening training quality and developing routes for participants to turn their skills into income.
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Family economic empowerment

Creating pathways to sustainable income.

Education and vocational training are most meaningful when they lead to sustainable livelihoods. HAKF is developing additional programs to help families become economically independent.

These initiatives are being developed carefully, with appropriate screening, training and support to ensure the opportunities are sustainable.

HAKF representatives meeting a family at their home Community outreach
  • Caregiver trainingA potential employment pathway for women entering the care sector.
  • MicrofinanceSupport for responsible small-business opportunities.
  • Small-enterprise developmentHelping households build businesses that outlast a single grant.
  • Employment and market linkagesConnecting trained graduates to employers and markets that will actually hire them.
Students lined up for assembly at a supported school
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Expanding the vision

From individual programs to a complete pathway.

HAKF is now working to bring its programs together as part of the Vision 2040 strategy. The next phase focuses on selected camps where education, skills training, empowerment, legal support and economic opportunities work together as a full community model.

We are also building stronger data management, monitoring, community engagement and collaboration with other NGOs to increase the impact of these programs.

Initial focus areas under consideration

  • Adamjee
  • Chittagong
  • Mohammadpur
  • Mirpur
  • Mymensingh

The pathway we are building

Education → Skills → Employment → Sustainable income → Empowerment

Where we are today

Our progress at a glance

These programs represent the beginning of a larger effort to create dignity, opportunity and sustainable futures for the communities HAKF serves.

5Pre-primary centers
376Budgeted pre-primary students
30Scholarship students
50Adult literacy learners
90Women targeted, industrial sewing
40Women targeted, domestic sewing
96IT training capacity

These programs are the foundation. Vision 2040 is the plan.

See how education, skills, legal support and enterprise come together to move whole communities out of camp life for good.