The goal of this project is to create work for 100 local women in handicrafts within a year.
In cooperation with a local designer and wholesaler, the women will be trained to produce specific stiching methods, designs and patterns which have a long historical tradition and are especially marketable in within Kashmir and geographically close, major markets like Islamabad. They will also be granted loans for their machines and raw materials
In addition, the women will be trained in business skills like procurement, planning, and basic accounting, and they will be supported in setting up a local shop for their products
Quick Facts
- Lives Affected: 100
- Target Start Date: January 1, 2008
- Funding Requirement: $8,000.00
- Raised: $40.00
- Current Need: $7,960.00
Financial Data
Funding still required: $7,960.00
Raised to date: $40.00
Raised to date: $40.00
Implementing Organization
- Organization: HiMaT Grassroots Development Foundation
- Description: HiMaT Grassroots Development Foundation has begun to implement a unique community and business development program in the poorest and most remote region of Pakistani Kashmir. HiMaT helps communities to growth and improve. Initiatives and responsibilities for all activities com... Read more…
