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Providing Embroidery Machines to Women for Micro Enterprise Development

110 women entrepreneurs have been provided with imported embroidery machines and tool kits. These women were mobilized and organized in to Cloth cluster value chain group and capacitated in Quilts sets making, baby sets making and wedding sets making. The project also built the capacities of rural women in entrepreneurial skills and linked up with suppliers in local market to run micro enterprises. Certificates and tool kits distribution ceremony was organized in Charsadda, which was attended by Deputy Commissioner Charsadda. The activity is funded by Government of Australia (DFAT) and implemented by SRSP.




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