Entrepreneurship and skills development through school-based enterprises : has it worked for women?

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2011

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LEAD Pakistan

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This report details the findings of the Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD Pakistan) study into school-based enterprises. Women entrepreneurs are contributors largely to the informal economy, unable to move ahead. A major obstacle remains lack of relevant skills, both vocational and entrepreneurial. Evidence from the field research in Paraguay and consultations with stakeholders in Pakistan clearly point to the strength of the model of school-based enterprises or self-sufficient schools. LEAD undertook research in Paraguay, to learn how successful school-based enterprises embed entrepreneurship education into technical and vocational education and training (TVET) courses.

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WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SCHOOL BASED ENTERPRISES, TECHNICAL TRAINING, EDUCATION, WOMEN'S ADVANCEMENT, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, SOUTH ASIA

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