Vocational Training for 1,000 Women in Pakistan

The potential for Small & Medium Enterprise development in Pakistan is very high. A large portion of the population are under or unemployed and possess the desire and potential to easily acquire marketable skills to acquire substantial incomes if linked with more lucrative markets. One of the most notable skills that...

We are excited to share that the pilot group of over 200 women successfully graduated from the Vocational Training program early December. We received an overwhelmingly positive response from the participants. We were repeatedly informed that the training provided information and skills in areas of great need. Several women...

The vocational training commences next week! We had a last minute site change, but all is still a go. The women are ready and excited. The curriculum being utilized from Foundation for Social Change has been translated into Urdu and modified by our fantastic local trainer, Rubina, to take into consideration local...

The young women participating in the vocational program are looking forward to their first day of training this September. Meanwhile, we have identified and hired a well qualified market linkage coordinator to ensure the success of the product (details to come!) We have also conducted further market research doing focus...

Thanks to your support, Marshall Direct Fund is happy to announce that the Vocational Training program for the first 200 women will begin this September. After we implement the pilot program in partnership with Foundation for Social Change and train other trainers, our goal is to work with and train 1,000 deserving...

Thanks to your support, Marshall Direct Fund (MDF) received $18,640 in donations and an additional $9,060 from the Safer World Matching Fund Drive for a total of $27,700! The Safer World Matching Fund continues with $12,270 remaining to match 50% of donations. Your donations have brought the Vocational Training program...

Marshall Direct Fund is thrilled to announce that we have been chosen as one of eight organizations to participate in the Safer World Matching Campaign through Globalgiving! The drive begins on September 11, 2011, to commemorate the tragedy in which over 3,000 people from 90 different countries lost their lives. The Safer...

We are excited to announce that we are in the midst of piloting our first products from the female entrepreneurs working in vocational centers in Pakistan. In partnership with IKI Foundation, we are working with several talented young women who are producing tunics, sandals, yoga mat bags, and embellished goods. These...

Fostering dignity, not dependence…Providing choice, not charity… If you received our past project update, you know that this past summer was one of the toughest in Pakistan history. Schools, homes and crops were washed away, a fifth of the country was under water, and more than a million people were displaced...

Fostering dignity, not dependence…Providing choice, not charity… This past summer has been one of the toughest in Pakistan history, in large part due to the disastrous floods that have affected the entire country. Schools, homes and crops have washed away and more than a million people have been displaced....

Today, Pakistan is coping with external problems such as being one of the epicenters of conflict, threats and extremism as well as internal issues of poverty, illiteracy, terrorism, and recruitment of child soldiers by the Taliban and extremist organizations. Marshall Direct Fund seeks to reverse the trends from within,...