Driving Women's Economic Empowerment closing event 2025

Problem 

Women from disadvantaged communities in Pakistan have little access to resources, services, assets, education, and markets, and are therefore often acutely affected by poverty. 

Solution

We have supported marginalised, urban and rural women to build resilience against poverty.
As a result of our programme, they have gained economic empowerment through increased access to finance, learning about financial management, and by seeking control of resources and assets. 

The programme has: 

  • helped more than 9,800 women increase their income  
  • increased control over resources and decision-making in the households of 9,722 women  
  • successfully placed more than 3,412 women in paid internships, apprenticeships, jobs and self-employment, and supported 7,012 to establish their own enterprises
  • given more than 8,400 women access to financial services, as a result of training and support. 

More about this work

  • News

    Women's economic empowerment

    Empowering Women In Pakistan
  • Case study

    Sehat's story

    woman looking down sewing
  • Case study

    Bhain's story

    woman sewing
  • Case study

    Irshad's story

    woman sewing outside