Ilm Kada
Educating to Empower: Fueling the success stories of tomorrow
6+
Years of Operations
10+
Partner Schools
100+
Sessions Delivered
6,000+
Students Engaged
80+
Youth Team Members Trained
0
External funding
About
Ilm Kada
Ilm Kada wasn’t built to fit inside the boundaries of formal education — it was built to challenge them.
At 18, I made a simple video criticizing how grades were crushing creativity. I had no formal training, was barely fluent in English, but the message resonated widely.
That video was the start of True Education — and ultimately evolved into ACT Youth Force, which became Ilm Kada.
Ilm Kada brought together young writers, designers, facilitators, bloggers, video creators — all trained from scratch. We weren’t experts. We were people with purpose, learning how to build systems of learning that put creativity, critical thinking, and empathy at the core.
Over 6+ years, Ilm Kada became a youth-led movement delivering real learning experiences across schools, communities, and online platforms.
In 2015, I came back from a leadership camp in the U.S. and started a small initiative called True Education. I was still a teenager, had no training in content creation, and barely spoke fluent English, but I had strong views about how grades were crushing creativity. I made my first video in a broken accent, reading off a laptop. It went viral, not for the production, but for the message. That gave me the courage to keep going. I taught myself graphic design, video editing, and scripting from scratch and started posting short clips to challenge the system. It became a movement; reaching thousands of students, pushing them to rethink what education could mean beyond grades.
The Story — Where It Started
The Build
- Started as True Education → evolved into ACT Youth Force → grew into Ilm Kada
- Developed fully activity-based programs focused on Critical thinking, Communication & soft skills, Leadership & self-discovery, Social problem solving and Career exploration
- Trained a team of youth facilitators, writers, content creators, and curriculum designers entirely from scratch.
The Model
- On-Ground & Curriculum Projects Facilitating sessions in underserved schools with custom activity-based lesson plans
- Creative Media Advocacy Producing video content and blogs that challenge norms, amplify student voices, and spark new thinking.
- Social Media for Awareness Using digital platforms to raise awareness and drive social impact beyond physical spaces.
Scaling
- Lahore → Gujranwala → Faisalabad
- Fully youth-led, self-funded team of 80+ members
- Ran multiple parallel initiatives, both offline and online
Where Ilm Kada Stands Today
Ilm Kada eventually paused as my journey expanded globally.
But everything we built — the frameworks, content libraries, curriculum models, facilitation pipelines, and digital advocacy systems — remains fully documented and ready.
I’ve tried to rebuild Ilm Kada multiple times. Life kept moving, but the vision never left.
Ilm Kada wasn’t simply a training program — it was my first full experiment in designing systems where youth build the capacity to teach, lead, create, and inspire others.
Now, I know it needs people who share the same passion to build Ilm Kada 2.0
Let’s Build It Again
If you’re dreaming about building youth-led learning spaces, creative education platforms, or facilitation pipelines —
If this resonates with you — let’s talk