Holistically developed societies have their economic component well-functional, well-defined and well-established clinging to the practicality and contextualization of the implementation strategies, approaches and tools. With our partners and our projects, economic and inner uplift are the core in social development process. Informal sector runs more than 70 percent of our economy and these small businesses, although unregistered at national economic forum have provided a huge support to those living below poverty line and those who find it difficult to meet their basic needs of shelter and food, let alone bearing the expense of their children’s education.

Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to Empower Women and Men in decision-making and budget handling through saving plans. Moreover, empowering them with a choice to borrow loans from their respective SHGs and utilize them to invest in their local and community friendly start-ups.

Livestock Distribution to Rural Communities has met great success in uplifting families financially and enchasing their knowledge if effective ways to livestock management. The livestock distribution is combined with necessary training to the “Community Livestock Extension Workers- CLEW”. The collaboration with government on training and certification have equipped the common villager – men and women with the sense of achievement and encouragement to have new skill and work at community level for their income.

Equipping Young People with Apprenticeship training and preparing them for the local market along with encouraging women through comprehensive business supportive project designs, our projects with communities have contributed to local economy through more than 40 different trades with providing support to more than 600 businesses till date.

Fact Findings – 

Around 60% of Christians in Pakistan are living below the poverty line where millions of people particularly Christians are in the dire need of relief to keep tying their souls with their bodies. 

During Covid-19 in the year 2020, the government has announced a separate package worth PKR 100 billion ($600.42 million) just for SMEs, which form close to 90% of all enterprises in Pakistan and generate 40% of non-agriculture employment.

Christians in Pakistan are largely conned to low-wage, menial employment with little opportunity to improve their socio-economic position. There are, of course, Christians who do hold influential positions, but a glass ceiling remains and the socio-economic ladder is much more difficult to climb.

The COVID-19 has shattered the economic outlook of the Christian communities in Pakistan. A loss in economic growth and cut on the development budgets means more squeezed economic and employment opportunities for the Christians. And those who have lost their livelihoods in the COVID-19 are made to stand outside the job markets.