Education & youth empowerment · Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Let’s connect Kashmir to the digital world.

آئیں، کشمیر کو ڈیجیٹل دنیا سے جوڑیں

We bring VR/XR classrooms, AI and digital skills to displaced and marginalized students, so no crisis can interrupt their right to learn.

VR/XR classrooms · Generative AI · Freelancing · Digital literacy · Entrepreneurship · Career mentorship · Curriculum support · Safe e-learning

Our road map

Three steps from a displaced student to a future-ready one.

Conflict and displacement pulled thousands of students in AJK out of schools and colleges. We take the classroom to them.

Step 1

Connect

We reach displaced and marginalized students across AJK through seminars, awareness drives and tech festivals that restore hope.

Community building

Step 2

Immerse

Online and immersive VR classrooms bring safe, interactive lessons into students’ homes, wherever schools can’t reach.

Digital access

Step 3

Learn

From school and college subjects to IT, freelancing, AI and immersive tech, guided by mentors, educators and global partners.

Training & skillsMentorship & support

Who we are

Rebuilding education for students who lost access to it.

Connect Kashmir is an education and youth empowerment initiative from Azad Jammu & Kashmir, powered by Kashmeta (SMC-PVT) Limited. We started by raising awareness about IT, AI, XR and freelancing across AJK. As conflicts and global crises displaced thousands of students, we turned our focus to safe, accessible and immersive learning delivered directly to their homes.

Our community brings together educators, XR developers, AI experts and entrepreneurs, working so that no student is left behind.

Access for all

VR/XR-powered lessons reach students where traditional schools cannot.

Dedicated mentors

Tailored guidance helps displaced students rebuild their academic journey and gain future-ready skills.

Global collaboration

We connect learners with universities, innovators and youth organisations worldwide.

Workshops & trainings

What students learn with us

Eight programs, from staying on track with school subjects to earning online with AI and freelancing skills.

Flagship

Virtual classrooms with VR/XR

Immersive, interactive lessons in Virtual and Extended Reality let students learn as if they were in a classroom, even from crisis-affected or remote areas.

Generative AI

AI-powered tools for creativity, automation and problem-solving: prompt engineering, and building apps, videos and designs with AI.

Digital literacy & online learning

Essential computer and internet skills to adapt to remote learning and digital education platforms.

Curriculum support & tutoring

Math, Science, Languages and more, tailored to displaced learners so they stay on track with national and global standards.

Future skills & freelancing

Hands-on sessions in freelancing, digital content creation and remote work, building sustainable livelihoods.

Entrepreneurship & innovation

Turning ideas into community projects or startups, even in the most challenging environments.

E-learning platforms & safety

Secure, low-bandwidth learning tools that let students keep studying safely from home.

Career guidance & mentorship

Global mentors give academic, professional and personal guidance to displaced learners.

Recent activities

What we’ve been doing on the ground

Highlights from our Facebook page, where we post every session, workshop and visit.

May 2026 · Malot, AJK

AI & VR workshops

Hands-on Generative AI and XR training sessions for students, with open registration through our training program.

Spring 2026 · Bhimber

Generative AI program with EU support

With EU International Partnerships and Global Youth Mobilization: prompt engineering, building apps, videos and designs with AI, and digital content creation for AJK youth.

July 2025 · Commonwealth

Youth leadership & peacebuilding

Working with the Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network on youth leadership and peacebuilding.

May 2025 · Online

Freelancing & digital skills

Sessions on freelancing and working from home, helping young people in AJK earn with digital skills.

Moments from our events

Recognition & partnerships

Representing Azad Kashmir at home and abroad

Government of Pakistan

Founder recognised as a national high achiever

Engr. Fakhar Jabran is a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth Council, a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Award and a Commonwealth Peace Award winner.

Muzaffarabad

Meeting at the AJK Secretariat

Engr. Fakhar Jabran and Areeb Khan met Dr Khalid Rafiq, Director General of the AJK Information Technology Board, to discuss upcoming Connect Kashmir projects and new government initiatives for Kashmiri youth.

Turkey

Pakistan–Turkey Business Forum

Part of the Prime Minister’s business delegation organised by TDAP with TOBB, DEIK and ASKON, and the only delegate from Azad Kashmir.

Dubai

Expo 2020 Dubai

Connect Kashmir visited Expo 2020, themed “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”, with the aim of showcasing products from Azad Kashmir at future expos.

Team