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.
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.
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.
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.
Peer Sourcing – Empowering Micro Entrepreneurs
How 9Others dinners in Qayyumabad and Korangi 2 brought street vendors and cobblers together to share suppliers, shop leads and help for a vendor in trouble.
Transforming the Landscape – Skilling up Karachi’s entrepreneurs
How PTP surveyed street vendors and cobblers in seven Karachi neighbourhoods in 2014, building trust before selecting participants for the mini-MBA.
Peace building through micro-entrepreneurship development – this is what we do
Since early 2014 PTP has been running surveys and its mini-MBA in Karachi, aiming for 400 surveys and 275 micro-entrepreneurs. This post re-introduces its work.