The number that got smaller: how the 2026 Grassroots Internships ended
The 2026 Grassroots Internships closed in Karachi on 26 October. Three youth-led teams, four weeks, no budget, and a result that got smaller every time the method got better.
The record
Field notes
The work began in 2011 with a survey of 444 street cobblers across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These notes were written as it happened, from July 2012.
2023 Annual Report from Pakistan – Over A Decade of Transforming Lives Across Marginalised Communities
Our 2023 annual report from Pakistan: a decade of the mini-MBA for micro-entrepreneurs across Yemen, Pakistan and Egypt, and what the year delivered.
18 months in Sanaa
Eighteen months of the Sanaa chapter to December 2020: 232 micro-entrepreneurs trained, 41 group coaching workshops and 90% average revenue growth.
Social transformation – 2019 retrospective
2019 in review: 358 new participants across Karachi and Sanaa, a new chapter in Yemen, and partnerships with Ihsaas Trust and Hunar Foundation.
PRESS RELEASE – Peace Through Prosperity Launches ‘Mini MBAs’ for Entrepreneurs in Yemen
The press release announcing the Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA programme for micro-entrepreneurs in Yemen.
Muhammad Nawaz Progress and his Second Business
After the mini-MBA and weekly coaching in Chakra Goth, Karachi, Muhammad Nawaz saved enough to open a second business. This post is written in Urdu.
Quarterly Peace Group Workshop
A peace group conference at the Karachi Press Club brought small business owners together, with prizes for top beneficiaries. This post is written in Urdu.
PTP Organizes a Successful Combine Group Workshop in Bilal Colony
A joint workshop in Bilal Colony brought together about 48 micro-entrepreneurs from two areas to review use of mini-MBA lessons. This post is written in Urdu.
Muhammad Anwar Progress after Mini MBA and Consulting
Muhammad Anwar sold chana chaat in Karachi before the mini-MBA. He now runs his own shop and earns PKR 600 to 800 a day. This post is written in Urdu.
Another Success of the Social Grievance Helpline
The Peace Through Prosperity social grievance helpline in Karachi takes twelve to fifteen calls a day. One of them ended in a job for an unemployed caller.
Field notes by email
One email a month: what we ran, what changed and what did not work. No other mail, and you can unsubscribe from any of it.