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.

Haripur (KPK) – progress report

Participants at the close of a mini-MBA cohort in Haripur, Pakistan

Two mini-MBA cohorts in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa took in 70 street cobblers against a budget for 50, ending in a graduation and plans for a cobblers’ union.

Day 3 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 2)

A Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA class in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2013 (cohort 2, day 3). Faces blurred.

A short update from day 3 of the second mini-MBA cohort in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with an appeal for funds to reach more street cobblers.

Day 2 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 2)

A Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA class in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2013 (cohort 2, day 2). Faces blurred.

A short post on day 2 of the second mini-MBA cohort for street cobblers in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a photograph from the class (faces blurred).

Day 1 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 2)

An Urdu banner advertising the five-day mini-MBA for street cobblers in Haripur, 2013

The second and last mini-MBA cohort for street cobblers in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa began on Monday 16 September 2013 and ran for five days.

Day 5 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)

A Peace Through Prosperity programme photograph

Day 5 closed the first Haripur mini-MBA cohort for street cobblers, bringing the lessons together and handing out stools for cobblers and their customers.

Day 4 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)

Participants at a Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA class in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2013 (cohort 1, day 4). Faces blurred.

Day 4 of the mini-MBA for street cobblers in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, covered finance and financial planning, and participants received sales ledgers.

Day 3 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)

A Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA class in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2013 (cohort 1, day 3). Faces blurred.

A short post on day 3 of the first mini-MBA cohort for street cobblers in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a photograph from the class (faces blurred).

Day 2 of the mini-MBA program in Haripur, KPK (Cohort 1)

A participant at a Peace Through Prosperity mini-MBA class in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 2013 (cohort 1, day 2). Face blurred.

A short post on day 2 of the mini-MBA for street cobblers in Haripur, delivered by the PTP team, with two photographs from the class (faces blurred).

Haripur, KPK – Cohort 1 mini-MBA program

A Peace Through Prosperity programme photograph

PTP spent a week building trust with street cobblers and local leaders in Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, then started the first five-day mini-MBA on 9 September.