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Degardis

Skills that change what's possible.

Free, instructor-led digital literacy training for Pakistan’s transgender community built on dignity, aimed at independence.

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The problem, stated plainly

Pakistan's transgender community is locked out of the formal economy long before the job interview. Without a CNIC-linked bank account, a working email, a digital skill an employer will pay for, or a safe place to learn any of it, the door never opens. Degardis starts at the beginning: a keyboard, an inbox, an ID, a bank account, a skill. Then a livelihood.

About us
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What we do

Learn

Instructor-led courses in digital literacy, delivered in classrooms that are safe by design. No fees. No prerequisites. No prior computer experience needed.

Earn

Skills chosen because employers and clients pay for them not because they look good in a report. Every course ends with something you can show.

Belong

Training delivered through partner schools, colleges, and NGOs, so learners join an institution rather than a project.

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The DEGARDIS framework

Everything we do is measured against eight commitments. They spell our name.

The DEGARDIS framework

Everything we do is measured against eight commitments. They spell our name.

  • Dignity
  • Economic Empowerment
  • Growth
  • Access
  • Rights
  • Sustainability

Impact strip

Our Great Achievement

854

Learners Trained

521

Partner Institutions

163

Contact Hours Delivered

93

Growing

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Sponsorship is what makes this free.

Degardis runs on sponsorship from companies, institutions, and foundations that want their CSR spend to produce something measurable. You fund a cohort; we report on every rupee against the eight DEGARDIS indicators.

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