Working for Progress at Peace Through Prosperity – a team members perspective
A team member who joined PTP in May 2014 as social media editor describes moving into fieldwork in Karachi and how the mini-MBA teaches record keeping.
Poverty Alleviation
2015 a brief recap of transformation delivered
A 2015 round-up: 1,498 individuals in 7 communities, 15 new jobs created and financial independence for 76% of beneficiaries, with a revenue and profit chart.
Peace Through Prosperity: Building small businesses, livelihoods and peace at the same time
Announces PTP’s report on its largest project to date: 214 participants across seven violent and volatile neighbourhoods in Karachi, Pakistan.
Testimonials from a Group Workshop – Building brighter futures
Three testimonials, in Urdu with English subtitles, from mini-MBA participants at the first combined group workshop for Sultanabad and Hijrat Colony.
7 communities, 1498 individuals impacted – Economic and Social transformation delivered
Between May 2014 and February 2015 we ran the mini-MBA for 214 street merchants in seven Karachi neighbourhoods, indirectly benefiting a further 1,284 people (1,498 in all).
From street cobbler to shoe shop owner
A video in which a street cobbler from Qayyumabad, Karachi describes moving from mending shoes in the open to owning a shop over an eight-month period.
Jameel Ahmed a Barber in Chakra Goth – financially independent and upwardly mobile
Jameel Ahmed, a barber in Chakra Goth, Karachi, raised daily profits from PKR 200-250 to 250-400 after the mini-MBA and moved his children to private school.
1498 lives changed for the better
A Karachi update: 214 direct and 1,284 indirect beneficiaries across seven areas, with average profit up 80% in the latest mini-MBA batch in Qayyumabad.
Rendezvous with Abdul Sattar Edhi – Learning from a living legend
The PTP team met Abdul Sattar Edhi at Bilquis Edhi Home to share its work with micro-entrepreneurs and received his encouragement and advice.
Mini-MBA Gearing Up Micro Entrepreneurs for a Prosperous Future
PTP surveyed micro-entrepreneurs across Karachi areas including Sultanabad and Hijrat Colony, selected participants for the mini-MBA and taught daily saving.