Women Empowerment: Livelihoods and Enterprise Development (WE-LED)
Client: World Food Program
Project Scope and Objectives
- Empower women from poor households to become economically self-sufficient as entrepreneurs.
- Establish three-tiered community-based social enterprise platforms.
- Focus on market-led economic development, value chain approaches, and mindset change for both men and women.
Project Deliverables:
- Training modules on enterprise development and market research.
- Formation of Common Interest Groups (CIGs).
- Establishment of production cum training centers (PTCs).
- Technical training for various trades, including stitching, beauty parlors, poultry, and cap-making.
Implementation:
- Conducted workshops and community engagement sessions.
- Developed market-based technical skills for participants.
- Established and trained Common Interest Groups to promote collective business activities.
- Strengthened market linkages for participants through exposure visits and networking.
Outcomes:
- Over 200 women trained in various trades and entrepreneurship.
- Enhanced market linkages for participants, enabling them to access local and national markets.
- Improved participants’ income and household resilience.
Learnings:
- Tailored, community-specific interventions yield better results in empowering women.
- Forming clusters enhances group negotiation power and reduces production costs.
- Market linkages and exposure to larger markets are crucial for sustained income growth.
Certified by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Mera Maan is a Social Enterprise with a profound origin story, committed to creating meaningful impact beyond business.
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