About E47 Foundation
E47 Foundation is a hands-on engineering education nonprofit starting in Hunza, Pakistan, built directly with the community it serves.
Give capable students in underserved regions the tools, mentorship, and hands-on engineering experience to move from curious, to capable, to building real things.
A Pakistan where a student’s zip code — not their ability — is no longer the limiting factor on what they can build or become.
Who runs it
Zain Abid
Hassan Shah
A dedicated workshop space
The plan for Year 2 is a dedicated space in Hunza with a workshop floor, teaching labs, and a maker area, serving cohorts drawn from all seven districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is not built yet; Cohort 1 runs from a temporary facility in the valley in the meantime.
Governance framework
Board of Directors
- Chairperson
- Founder & CEO (Zain Abid)
- Treasurer, Secretary
- 2–3 independent directors
Advisory Board
- Engineering education specialist
- Nonprofit/NGO management specialist
- Hunza community representative
- Fundraising/grants specialist
Standing Committees
- Program & Curriculum
- Finance & Audit
- Community & Local Partnerships
- Fundraising & Development
Quarterly board meetings, annual audited financials, structured donor reporting. Governance sits above delivery — day-to-day teaching decisions stay with the people running the program in Hunza.