Kaarvan Crafts Foundation is an independent body, working under the institutional approach of social entrepreneurship since 2004. We are enthralled by the idea of broadening gender equality and economic stability in Pakistan thereof operating as life skills providers and income generating catalysts for women in penurious communities. Our modus operandi incorporates a theory of change where mobilization, training and empowerment of marginalized women take place.

1. Kaarvan Crafts Foundation
Crafting Livelihoods
OVERVIEW OF
IMPACT EVALUATION STUDY | APRIL – JUNE-2016

2. Bahawalpur
Bahawalnagar
Gujranwala
Kasur
Abbottabad
Haripur
Lodhran
Multan
Okara
Nankana
Sheikhupura
Lahore
MORE THAN
19000
WOMEN EMPOWERED
12
DISTRICTS
MORE THAN
1000
VILLAGES
MORE THAN
250
DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
Kaarvan Crafts Foundation is a local NGO based out of Lahore Pakistan that works
for the empowerment of women. Implementing the Sustainable Development Goal 5 on
the ground in Pakistan, we strive towards global development goals on a local level.

3. 1ST
MONTH
BEFORE TRAINING
2ND
MONTH 3RD
MONTH 4TH
MONTH 5TH
MONTH 6TH
MONTH 7TH
MONTH 8TH
MONTH
AFTER TRAINING
11%
72%
The MER (Monitoring, Evaluation and
Research) Department here at the Kaarvan
Crafts Foundation conducts impact
assessments in order to better understand
the retention and impact of our program.
We asked the female artisans a series of
questions. One of them being “Are you using
your skills for income generation?” Before
training 11% of women said “yes.” After a
few months of engaged learning and hands
on experience the number increased to 72%
which is a 61% point increase of women
adopting this skill as a livelihood.
The study was conducted with 217 female
trainees, 8 months after their engagement
for 3 months training course at Kaarvan
Crafts FoundationTraining Institutes in
Gujranwala and Bahawalpur.
So why not share your skills, your personal
power and privileges with your fellow
community members help your neighbor in
crafting livelihoods?
WOMEN USING SKILLS FOR INCOME GENERATION

4. 80%
54%
Proportion of women earning an income using their skills
Increased from 54% to 80%
Women have the potential to create an opportunity out of their
creativity. All they need is to channel their skills to create an
economic opportunity, opening up themselves to an array of
endless possibilities.
In our recent Impact assessment report, we have observed that
the number of women earning an income with the skills imparted
through our interventions, has increased significantly from 54% to
80%.This implies that women prefer to earn a livelihood through
these set of skills as compared to any other profession.

5. Number of women self-employed
Increased from 15.7% to 21.4%
Breaking down social and cultural barriers to the mobility of
women can be extremely challenging task. Without having
to compromise on their family or social responsibilities,
they find an opportunity to channel their craft into economic
activity through self-employment.
Findings from our recent impact assessment reports,
suggest that through our 3 months long trainings we
have managed to instill confidence among our trainees
to move towards self-reliance and create opportunities
for themselves. In this regard, the significant increase in
number of self employed women from 15.7% to 21.4%
indicates a positive impact of our trainings.
Daily Wage Laborer Wage Employed Unemployed Trainee Self-Employed
1.9%
9.0%
56.2%
1.4% 2.4%
42.9% 37.1% 15.7%
11.9%
21.4%

6. $$$$$$
Rs. 655
AVERAGE INCOME
BEFORE TRAINING
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Rs. 1,745
WOMEN WHO TOOK UP SKILLS
AFTER TRAINING
CHANGE IN AVERAGE INCOME
Similarly, we noticed a positive change in the monthly income of trainees. 8 months after training,
women who took up skills, more than doubled their income per month.
Sow a thought you reap an act.
Sow an act, you reap a habit.
Sow a habit, you reap a character.
Sow a character, you reap change.

7. Kaarvan’s theory of change in action as
women capitalize on their skills.
In our most recent Impact Assessment,
we find that overall contribution to the
household income of Kaarvan’s trainees
who have taken up the skills has doubled
from 3.1% to 7.8%.
You too can help enable these women
further by utilizing your cultural capital or
whatever your expertise may be to either
connect the women to market, hold an
exhibition for them, buy their handicraft,
publish their story… there are countless
ways you can be part of the change.
WOMEN’S INCOME
CONTRIBUTION TO
THE HOUSEHOLD
AFTER TRAININGAFTER TRAINING
BEFORE TRAININGBEFORE TRAINING
7.8%7.8%
3.1%3.1%

8. WOMEN WHO DON’T HAVE
A SAY IN DECISION MAKING
WOMEN WHO DO HAVE
A SAY IN DECISION MAKING
79%
21%
Economic transformation doesn’t take place
over night. It takes patience, perseverance
and persistence.Therefore, even the
smallest nudge should be celebrated.
Exciting to see that 79% of the women,
enrolled in our trainings, reported a greater
participatory role in the decision making
process within their families.This implies
that women who did uptake skills post
our trainings to generate an income,
managed to earn greater authority with
respect to decisions involving the
allocation of resources, expenditures and
household income for family welfare.
With a greater authority in decision
making, women find themselves in a
better position to make informed choices
regarding health and education of the
children, savings, investment and food
security for the family. Become “one part”
of Kaarvan’s whole community lets build
the capacity of the women and ourselves
to delight and wonder in the feeling of
fellowship through creation.
HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING

9. BEFORE
TRAINING
AFTER
TRAINING
Women Who Took Up Skills
To Generate Income
Women’s Income Contribution
To The Household
Women Earning Above
Poverty Line
11%
28%
7.8%
22%4%
3.1%
Here we see an overview of Kaarvan’s Impact Evaluation Study showcasing the relational hidden power of skills
training as the number of Kaarvan’s trainees increased so did their contribution to the overall household incomes.
Leading to 22% of its trainee earning above the poverty line, which can be defined as $2 a day.

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