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Spot the problem, find the idea
Laiba looked at the people around her and identified a real problem: they wanted personal, customized gifts they couldn't easily find.
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A JUGNUU MILESTONE
jugnuu's first startup launch
Meet Giftify by Shalaib — the first business built end-to-end by a jugnuu student
NIC Karachi • July 31, 2026 • Founder: Laiba
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HER STORY
Laiba wanted to build something of her own. Now she has.
On July 31, 2026, at the National Incubation Center Karachi, jugnuu student Laiba launched Giftify by Shalaib — a customized gift business she designs, produces, and sells herself, using AI to generate new gift designs and to run the backend of her business. Dreams can come true. They just require dedication.
a new student story, every week.
I want my family to be proud of me, and I hope that one day I will be able to support them.
Mere liye ye business sirf earning ka source nahi hai. Ye mere liye apne pairon par kharay hone aur apni skills ko prove karne ka opportunity hai.
— Laiba, Founder, Giftify by Shalaib
MONTH FOUR: JUGNUU'S STARTUP ROADMAP
Three months of learning. Then, Laiba built the plan herself.
Laiba spent her first three months at jugnuu learning design, digital tools, branding, and business fundamentals. In her fourth month, she followed jugnuu's startup roadmap — the same path every jugnuu student walks — to turn that foundation into a real business.
- Months 1–3 — Learn the fundamentals
- Month 4 — Build the startup
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Find a digital solution
She found her solution in design software and AI tools — using them to generate new gift design concepts quickly, for almost any idea a customer brought her.
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Build the execution plan
Laiba mapped out how she'd produce, price, and sell her designs — including how AI tools would help her run the backend of the business day to day.
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Launch, with coaching and funding
With hands-on coaching from the jugnuu team and a heat press machine jugnuu funded, Laiba launched Giftify by Shalaib at NIC Karachi on July 31, 2026.
Believe in yourself. Don't be afraid to start.
That's Laiba's advice to every girl thinking about her own dream. jugnuu exists to make the starting part possible.
The Future Should Belong to Every Child
Video created by Jugnuu Students
Across Pakistan, millions of children are growing up with talent, curiosity, and ambition, but without access to the skills shaping the modern world. jugnuu exists to change that.
We turn ordinary rooms into neighborhood learning nodes where children learn AI, coding, communication, digital literacy, and practical problem-solving. In their first session, students create something real in 30 minutes. Over the next four months, they build confidence, discipline, and skills they can carry into school, work, and life.
This is how opportunity spreads. One room becomes a classroom. One mentor becomes a guide. One child discovers they can build more than they ever imagined.
THE SESSION
One child. One screen. Thirty minutes.
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imagine
Bring an idea
A story you'd love to tell. A game. A poster. A problem in your neighbourhood worth solving. The floor is yours.
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build with AI
Make it real
A mentor sits beside you with the same AI tools professionals use. You don't watch a lecture — you create.
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share
Walk away with proof
Leave with something you made and show it off. When a child is proud of what they built, learning catches fire.