Amanat Ali, 32, runs a food stall in Khaplu. He attended Youth Business Entrepreneurship Training in December 2015 and received the top award of Rs. 35,000 to start his business.
“Enhancing Employability and Leadership of Youth (EELY)” was launched in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC) in 2011 by the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) and funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (now Global Affairs Canada) and the Aga Khan Foundation of Canada.
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Media Source: Daily Times (Pakistan)
Date: 24 March 2020
At this time of a global pandemic, countries have decisions to make on the strategy they adopt to tackle this crisis. Haider Mehdi is a Geo political commentator and blogger on National and International affairs. Here he discusses the merits of various mitigation strategies and the effect these would have on the citizens of…
At this time of a global pandemic, countries have decisions to make on the strategy they adopt to tackle this crisis. Haider Mehdi is a Geo political commentator and blogger on National and International affairs. Here he discusses the merits of various mitigation strategies and the effect these would have on the citizens of Pakistan. To tackle the economic impact of the crisis, he suggests that it would be prudent to call on organisations who are already working toward poverty alleviation, such as the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, amongst others.