Pakistan

Next Generation Community in Gilgit

Location: Gilgit, Pakistan

Partner: Shining Light Community Development Organisation

In the remote villages of Gilgit, women are raised with restrictive traditions. They do not have a voice in their community or even in their family, and their role in society is to marry, have children, and become home makers.

With our local partners, we are coming alongside these communities to see women become active economically, to feel valued in their community and gain respect for their efforts and activities.
We work closely with village leaders to bring textile training and business support, so women can make and sell clothes to help financially support their family.

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Women are meeting, sometimes daily, to sew together

Their story

New skills and newfound confidence

'When I first came on the course, I couldn’t even thread a needle, but everyone was kind and helped me learn.’

Naima smiles as she remembers her first few weeks on the course. She holds her new sewing machine with pride on graduation day. Now she is confident and excited about the possibilities in her life.

‘Today I am trained and I can open a small business from my home. I want to support my parents by making well-made clothes for people in my village.'

Their project

Your monthly gift will support 50 women as they develop their textile skills and sell clothes to local people.

Your financial support will provide each woman with regular access to a local trainer so they can strengthen their skills and grow their businesses.

The opportunity

£40 a month will help one woman develop her textile skills so she can financially support her family

With your support, we can:

Provide training to grow her skills and open her business
Provide advanced training to expand the range of clothes she can make
Enable a safe space for women to speak and be heard, so she can grow her confidence and know her worth
Encourage the communities to see the value of women
Broaden the horizons for the next generation of young girls

Your gift will provide:

Textile materials and equipment to help them start their enterprises
Access to a local trainer for sewing and embroidery advice
Regular mentoring from our partners
Travel and accommodation so she can visit our partner's centre for advanced training

Our promise

All of your gift will be project-focused, with none of it going towards admin or fundraising.

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Next Generation Community in Gilgit

Their story

New skills and newfound confidence

Their project

The opportunity

£40 a month will help one woman develop her textile skills so she can financially support her family

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