TABEER: Trades and Training Areas
Six trades were identified for inclusion in the project, and 211 beneficiaries were trained to develop marketable products and improve livelihood opportunities.
Ladies Dress Making
Baby Wear
Straw Products
Fabric Painting
Tie and Dye
Hand Embroidery
Project Results
Beneficiaries Trained
Ultra-Poor Households Targeted
Trades Introduced
Group Leaders Linked
Street Vendors Developed
Training Centers Opened
Supplies Shop Established
Beneficiaries Trained in Replication Phase
Production Group Leaders
Production Group Leads were identified in each trade to manage groups of women producers. These leaders became mobile market intermediaries, receiving orders from buyers, distributing work among women producers, and keeping a small commission.
Receive Orders
Distribute Work
Support Producers
Connect With Markets
Asset Grant Scheme
Qarz-e-Hasna Plan
Through the Asset Grant Scheme, all 211 beneficiaries who attended technical training sessions received tools and equipment to start and continue production in their respective trades.
Tools and Equipment
Essential tools provided to all beneficiaries
Production Support
Ongoing support for production activities
Continued Livelihoods
Sustainable income generation opportunities
Women-Led Earning
Empowering women through economic independence
Replication and Future Potential
One of the most important achievements of the project was the replication of its model at Gulshan-e-Noor, where 25 beneficiaries were trained in two trades. This showed the potential for future expansion and replication of the Tabeer model.
ECDI's Role in the Project
ECDI's tasks included reaching the ultra-poor, targeting bottom billion communities, project design, community mobilization, market research, linkage development, and training and capacity enhancement.
Project Design
Community Mobilization
Market Research
Market Linkage Development
Training and Capacity Enhancement
Targeting Ultra-Poor Households
Stories of Skills, Enterprise, and Community Change
A visual glimpse into the women-led skills, production groups, market linkages, and livelihood activities supported through Tabeer.
Building Livelihoods Through Skills, Enterprise, and Market Access
Tabeer reflects ECDI Pakistan's commitment to strengthening women's livelihoods through training, asset support, entrepreneurship, and sustainable market linkages.