300 Women To Be Trained To Start Small-scale Businesses
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 10, 2016 | 06:35 PM
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 10th Nov, 2016 ) : The Islamabad Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) and AGAHI on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to work together empower and build capacity of women to create and operate small-scale businesses.
The programme signed under the title of `Reorganizing women capabilities for generating income' will help women to operate entrepreneurial start-ups in Gujranwala, Sahiwal, and Kotri. IWCCI and AGAHI agreed to exchange technical and business knowledge, capacity building, internship opportunities, exchange of visits, and project development as well as assistance in commercialization of product/services, industry linkages, exhibitions and entrepreneurship development.
AGAHI plans to train 300 women in total. Speaking on the occasion Samina Fazil, Founding President IWCCI, said that this partnership is a milestone for increasing women participation in workforce.
She said, "The IWCCI will work with AGAHI to help the trained women to start their small-scale entrepreneurial start-ups and develop linkages with the local stakeholders to market their products.
Puruesh Chaudhary, Founder and President AGAHI said, "AGAHI is establishing new partnerships to improve the human capital and industry standards through knowledge-based initiatives, providing policy guidelines to the public sector leadership".
She added that the purpose behind this collaboration is to connect a relevant stakeholders to share their knowledge. Amna Sabahat, Program Manager AGAHI said, "It will define new value systems on how to create and manage shared understanding for the stakeholders, while building capacity of the women in the selected districts to do business in a more sustainable, responsible and profitable manner".
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Bugti assures transporters for addressing their problems
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets foreign min ..
3 drug peddlers arrested, hashish recovered
1496,990 children given polio drops in five days: DC
Six terrorists killed, hideout busted in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
Pakistan, Qatar agree to further expand trade, investment ties
Sindh cabinet approves Rs177.5m to strengthen, mobilize various wings of police
Faisal Karim Kundi takes oath as new KP Governor
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Chaudhry seeks more vibrant ..
Tahaffuz Manzil Foster Home providing care & support to homeless children
PCB proposes April 7 -May 20 window; tweaks in rules for HBL PSL 2025
Field hospitals now operational across Punjab: Azma Bukhari
More Stories From Business
-
CRD survey unveils 18% Pakistanis quit smoking
11 hours ago -
NTUF granted patent for Innovative Multilayered Natural Fiber Composite Helmet
11 hours ago -
New industrial policy to be announced soon: Rana Tanveer
11 hours ago -
Commissioner orders implementation price control mechanism in toto
11 hours ago -
Jam Kamal holds meeting to tackle border area challenges
15 hours ago -
Speakers in TIIF for improving, corporate governance system in Uzbekistan
14 hours ago
-
Pak-Uzbek business community welcomes KSA’s $20 billion investment in Uzbekistan
16 hours ago -
BF leader calls retaining policy rate highest level ‘unfair
14 hours ago -
Equipping with essential skills vital for economic growth: Ahsan Iqbal
17 hours ago -
Gold rates dip by Rs.1,600 per tola to Rs. 238,000
17 hours ago -
Jam Kamal holds meeting to tackle border area challenges
17 hours ago -
China's fixed-asset transport investment hits 712.5 bln yuan in Q1
18 hours ago