Zein Ahmed
An entrepreneur who achieves social change in Pakistan through financially empowering its women artisans, with sustainable incomes.
An entrepreneur who achieves social change in Pakistan through financially empowering its women artisans, with sustainable incomes.
Help me become the Entrepreneur of Impact, appear in Forbes magazine, and win $25,000!
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Companies that prioritize ethical standards and community growth over mindless profit-making. Also the tradition of craftsmanship and spiritual commitment of Pakistan, which produces beauty that stands the test of time and honor our responsibility toward the natural world and its inhabitants.
How do you stay motivated?My mission is to solve the gap between the extraordinary resilience and skills of women artisans in rural Pakistan and the extreme poverty of its 12 million women. Love Handmade has enabled 125 rural artisans, break the cycle of poverty through capacity-building and income-generating strategies and I dream of realizing that success on a large scale.
What would you do with the $25,000?The best use of $25,000 would be to onboard a new cluster of rural women artisans, provide foundational business capacity-building, and develop new product lines. This investment would cover skills training in quality control, digital literacy, and financial management, empowering women to generate sustainable incomes. Additionally, funds would be used to enhance market access through the LoveHandmade website, creating long-term economic impact for women artisans in Pakistan.
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