Hawwa Associates is an NGO, registered with Social Welfare Department in 1991, however operating
as unregistered NGO since 1984 at Lahore.
Hawwa in collaboration with UNICEF, UNIFEM, TVO, Action Aid Pakistan, DFID,
RSPN, ILO and now with AHAN is provide alternate professions to women to be
home-based entrepreneurs.
Hawwa
is providing skill development opportunities to women of slums of Lahore in handloom
weaving, stitching, cutting, screen printing, block printing and embroidery
crafts for last 25 years. The trained women who belong to different localities
of slums come to Hawwa center and take orders for their livelihood.
Hawwa is committed to the pursuit of socio-economic development. Hawwa initially identify poorest women who had potential of crafts but had no facility to orientate their skill in to financial capacity. Identified potential craft women are provided skill training as they operate home-based entrepreneurs or provide support to the family through establishing home based training unit. Facilitate craft women sale procedures and create leadership capacity through training in mobility and dialogue in marketing sector, also how to make bill, identify cost input, open bank account and understand the legal aspect of family laws and marriage. more
Hawwa is committed to the pursuit of socio-economic development. Hawwa initially identify poorest women who had potential of crafts but had no facility to orientate their skill in to financial capacity. Identified potential craft women are provided skill training as they operate home-based entrepreneurs or provide support to the family through establishing home based training unit. Facilitate craft women sale procedures and create leadership capacity through training in mobility and dialogue in marketing sector, also how to make bill, identify cost input, open bank account and understand the legal aspect of family laws and marriage. more
