Southern Punjab Poverty Alleviation

IRM contributed to changing the lives of extremely poor households through vocational and entrepreneurial skill training under South Punjab Poverty Alleviation Programme (SPPAP) funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)IRM trained 38,639 men and women in vocational, technical and entrepreneurial training in 10 districts of South Punjab. https://www.dawn.com/.../poverty-alleviation-project... #entrepreneurlife #economy #IRM #future #stability #entrepreneurship #poverty #financialfreedom #womeninbusiness

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Punjab, Pakistan

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