Business Skill Development
Business skill development in Pakistan connects practical abilities with ways to earn a living. PPI works through partners on savings groups, apprenticeships, rural livelihoods and small enterprise support.
Practical skills for more secure livelihoods
A small enterprise can help a household use existing skills to meet everyday needs. Getting started often involves several decisions, including what to offer, how to manage money and where to find customers. PPI’s livelihood work supports practical routes into economic participation.
Our stories include women building enterprises in tailoring, beauty services and string production. In Barnala, Faisalabad, AWARD combined mobilisation and business training with small grants. These examples show the variety of local businesses and the importance of support that responds to a person’s circumstances.
- Savings and household money management
- Practical skills and apprenticeship learning
- Support for women’s small enterprises
- Livestock knowledge for rural livelihoods
Beneficiaries
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Partners and Stakeholders
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Grass-root Local Structures
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Priority Key Areas
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Saving together and planning ahead
Self help groups
Self-help groups bring women and men together around savings, budgeting and financial decisions. Members may borrow through their own groups to invest in a local enterprise. This approach connects access to resources with regular participation and shared responsibility.
Combining livestock with practical knowledge
Rural livelihoods
PPI’s livelihood programme describes livestock distribution alongside training for Community Livestock Extension Workers. Collaboration on training and certification supports local knowledge of livestock management, helping rural households develop skills connected to their livelihoods.
Supporting skills that can earn an income
Trades and enterprise
Apprenticeship learning prepares young people for local work, while business support helps women develop enterprises. Rehana Razaq, for example, used training and a grant to establish a string-making business and involve other women in production.
Livelihood projects and business stories
These stories, published in April 2024, show different paths into small business and household income.
Women's enterprises in Barnala
AWARD’s livelihood project in Barnala, Faisalabad, began with community mobilisation and business training before providing small grants. The published account describes women from Christian and Muslim households starting businesses.
Growing a string-making business
Rehana Razaq describes using business training and a grant to start producing string from reused wool. Her account also explains how other women became involved in the work.
Building a local beauty business
Bushra Robin’s story describes moving her beauty business into rented premises with encouragement from AWARD. She explains how the business developed as more customers began using her services.
Quilts and pillows for household income
A woman supported through AWARD and PPI describes developing a quilt and pillow business. Her published account connects that income with improvements at home and her children’s schooling.
Learning and livelihoods in Punjab
Published stories from Punjab include youth participation in Rahim Yar Khan, partner training in Multan and women's enterprise in Faisalabad. Explore how local organisations connect learning and community support.
View MoreLeadership connections in Sindh
PPI has published accounts of leadership learning and a youth conference in Hyderabad. The website also lists Mirpurkhas as a contact location. Follow the stories to learn about these connections in Sindh.
View MoreHousehold recovery in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Published accounts from Charsadda and Mardan describe people rebuilding livelihoods after floods. These stories show different recovery needs, including repairing a workplace and developing a home enterprise after losing employment.
View MoreCommunity connections in Balochistan
A December 2023 update records a PPI-supported Christmas gathering in Balochistan involving Christian leaders and civil society. Read the published account of this occasion for connection and shared community life.
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