A global challenge · Prizes up to PKR 3,000,000

Can you help build the world's first self-funding school system?

Pakistan has more than 27 million children out of school. The Rehan Prize invites innovators everywhere to design a proven system where ordinary students learn valuable skills — and earn real income while still in school.

Prize Categories

Three prizes for systems that actually work

Each award goes to a complete, replicable curriculum and operating system — proven with 100 real students earning real income for six consecutive months.

PKR 1,000,000
100 Grade 5 students
  • Learn 1 hour/day for one year
  • Work ~3 hours/day
  • Earn ≥ PKR 5,000/month
  • Sustained for 6 months
PKR 2,000,000
100 students
  • Learn for one year
  • Work ~3 hours/day
  • Earn ≥ USD 100/month
  • Sustained for 6 months
TOP PRIZE
PKR 3,000,000
100 Grade 7 students
  • Learn for one year
  • Work ~3 hours/day
  • Earn ≥ USD 200/month
  • Deployable at scale
The Principle

Education that leads directly to earning

We're not looking for theory. We're looking for a proven, repeatable system built to reach one million students.

Learn real skills

One focused hour of learning a day — practical, in-demand skills students can actually put to work.

Earn genuine income

Income from real customers and employers — never donations, charity, or artificial demand.

Scale to millions

Affordable, easy to replicate, and technology-enabled — capable of nationwide implementation.

The Vision

Earning milestones as students grow

The long-term goal: students become financially productive while still in school, contributing to their own education instead of becoming a burden on their families.

GradeTarget incomeMonthly milestone
Grade 5
PKR 5,000
The proof-of-concept starting point
Grade 6
PKR 28,000
Skills compound, income grows
Grade 7
PKR 50,000
A meaningful contribution to the family
Grade 8
PKR 140,000
Approximately USD 500 / month
Rehan Allahwala, Founder of Rehan School

If you have a better way, build it with us.

Together, let's create the world's first education system where learning leads directly to earning — and prove it can scale to 1,000,000 students.

Rehan Allahwala, Founder, Rehan School
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