Hold the door open
for someone behind you.

Daakhla runs entirely on people who choose to show up. Mentors, tutors, researchers, outreach workers — every team is volunteer-led. Find where you fit.

5 hrs a week — the average time our volunteers give. Enough to change a student's trajectory.
What mentors do

You guide.
They unlock.

One conversation can shift a student's entire trajectory. Our mentors don't teach — they open doors by sharing what they know and standing with students through the hardest parts of the process.

Email us to mentor →
01 — Roles

Where you can fit.

Academic · 01
5 hrs/wk

Admissions Counsellor

Guide 2–3 students through the whole application: university shortlisting, career guidance, personal statements, scholarships, and every deadline and document to submission.

Best if you: Attended a competitive university in the last 8 years.
SAT · 03
6 hrs/wk

SAT Mentor

Guide students through their own SAT guidance. You are not teaching a course: you help a student work out whether they need a score at all, build a study plan around their test date, and point them to the free official materials.

Best if you: Scored 1400+ on the SAT recently and can explain how you studied.
Research · 05
3 hrs/wk

University Researcher

Build and maintain Daakhla's university database — scholarship opportunities, financial aid policies, application deadlines, and acceptance data for Pakistani students.

Best if you: Detail-oriented, comfortable with research, ideally with knowledge of US, UK, or Canadian admissions.
Outreach · 06
4 hrs/wk

Outreach Volunteer

Find and reach the students Daakhla exists for — connect with schools, teachers, NGOs, and community leaders in underserved districts to spread the word on the ground.

Best if you: Based in or connected to Balochistan, KPK, GB, interior Sindh, or rural Punjab.
Operations · 07
Marketing Social Media Design Tech Admin

Operations Team

Marketing & Social Media

Manage Daakhla's Instagram, LinkedIn, and content calendar. Create posts, reels, and campaigns that reach students and donors.

Design

Create visual assets — social graphics, presentation decks, student-facing materials, and brand collateral.

Tech & Admin

Help run our internal tools, scheduling, student data management, and the general unglamorous work that keeps everything moving.

03 — Sign up

Cohort 1 is full.

Volunteer applications for our first cohort are now closed. If you'd like to join a future cohort, email us — we'll reach out when the next intake opens.

Applications closed · Cohort 1

We're not accepting new volunteer applications right now. The roles below are what we recruit for — if any of them fit you, email us and we'll add you to the list for the next cohort.

Email us →
01
Email us your interest

Tell us which team fits you at hello@daakhla.org. No CV required.

02
We keep you posted

You go on the list for the next cohort. We reach out the moment applications reopen.

03
Apply & get onboarded

When the next intake opens, you apply and we pair you with students within a week.

Academic team

Admissions Counsellors

Admissions and career counsellors who guide students through the full application journey.

  • ● Admissions & Career Counsellor
Email us for the next cohort → Applications closed for Cohort 1
SAT team

SAT Mentors

Deliver and support live SAT guidance sessions in Math and Verbal for cohorts of students across Pakistan.

  • ● SAT Mentor
Email us for the next cohort → Applications closed for Cohort 1
Outreach team

Outreach Volunteers

Find the students who need Daakhla most. Connect with schools, NGOs, and community leaders on the ground in underserved districts.

  • ● School & NGO Outreach
  • ● Community Liaison
Email us for the next cohort → Applications closed for Cohort 1
Lead roles

Want to run a team, not just join one?

Each team has one lead — someone who owns the team's output, coordinates volunteers, and works directly with Daakhla's core team. Lead roles require more time (6–10 hrs/wk) but come with real ownership and responsibility.

Lead applications for Cohort 1 are closed too. If running a team is what draws you, email us anyway — we note interest for the next cohort and reach out first when leads open.

Email us about lead roles →

We reply personally, within 3 working days.