{"id":4598,"date":"2025-07-08T18:31:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T18:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/?p=4598"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:55:01","slug":"defining-and-empowering-women-enterprises-microfinance-in-pakistan-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/defining-and-empowering-women-enterprises-microfinance-in-pakistan-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Story: Success Story of Roheen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4598\" class=\"elementor elementor-4598\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b53041 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b53041\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c398a98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c398a98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Success Story: Success Story of Roheen <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7e0ddb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7e0ddb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27c456c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27c456c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Young Girl with Big Dreams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5eb4ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5eb4ea\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc23c78 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc23c78\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ef5ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"47ef5ab\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e333e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e333e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roheen, a 20-year-old girl from <strong>Begum<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pura, Lahore,<\/strong> is a shining example of how<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">passion, determination, and timely support<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">can open doors to a brighter future. With<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the help of <strong>HomeNet Pakistan (HNP)<\/strong> and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the <strong>United Nations Development<\/strong><\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Programme (UNDP),<\/strong> she completed a<\/span><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">three-month certified dressmaking course <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">through <strong>Vocational Training Institute (VTI) <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Shalimar<\/strong>, a step that transformed her life <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and helped her embark on the path of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">economic independence<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413eb01 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"413eb01\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36348f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"36348f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Captured.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Captured.png 362w, https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Captured-255x300.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6358ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6358ae\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebea1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aebea1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f2287b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f2287b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Growing Up in a Struggling Household<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-645f54a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"645f54a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d45d1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71d45d1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1dfe56 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a1dfe56\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970dcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970dcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roheen comes from a humble background where financial limitations <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">were part of everyday life. Her father is a laborer, and her mother <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">manages the household. Although her family always encouraged her to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">study and do well, there weren\u2019t many opportunities available to young <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">girls like her in the area. After completing her matriculation, Roheen felt <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">stuck\u2014unable to continue her studies due to financial constraints and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">unsure of how to support her family.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce593c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce593c3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54848a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"54848a5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5a81f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e5a81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Discovering a Passion for Stitching<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79de55d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"79de55d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4179e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e4179e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dc8ed0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1dc8ed0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-835ea1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"835ea1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Even as a child, Roheen loved fashion and admired beautifully stitched <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">clothes. She often tried to sew clothes for her dolls using leftover fabric <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">pieces her mother gave her. As she grew older, she began mending <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">clothes at home and stitching simple outfits for her younger siblings. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, without professional training, her work remained basic, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">she lacked the confidence to pursue it as a career<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c76ede7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c76ede7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2561173 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2561173\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e741a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8e741a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Game-Changing Opportunity<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2014a9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2014a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f8835 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"06f8835\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf9f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5cf9f2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a5e90 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a5e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Everything changed when Roheen heard about a <strong>free certified <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>dressmaking course<\/strong> being offered at <strong>VTI Shalimar,<\/strong> supported by <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>HomeNet Pakistan and UNDP<\/strong>. The course targeted young women who <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">wanted to learn practical skills and gain financial independence. With her mother\u2019s support, Roheen eagerly enrolled, hoping it would be her <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">first step toward a better future.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3796870 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3796870\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c2ddcc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9c2ddcc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b28c4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b28c4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cIt felt like someone finally noticed us\u2014girls who want to<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">do something, but just don\u2019t know where to begin,\u201d Roheen<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">recalled.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9c13a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d9c13a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d32620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d32620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learning and Growing at VTI ShalimarA<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6b708 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6e6b708\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd98015 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd98015\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65e06b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65e06b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b15eb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b15eb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The three-month training program at VTI Shalimar gave Roheen more <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">than just stitching techniques\u2014it gave her discipline, confidence, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">hope. She learned how to take measurements, draft patterns, cut fabric,\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">operate sewing machines, and design various types of dresses. The <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">professional instructors encouraged her to express her creativity and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">focus on quality work.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0543dd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0543dd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7a4f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c7a4f5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b884781 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b884781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cBefore the course, I didn\u2019t know the right way to even hold<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">scissors or measure properly. Now I can stitch a full dress<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">from scratch,\u201d Roheen shared proudly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dca925 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3dca925\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38180c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a38180c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Starting a Home-Based Business<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc69e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8cc69e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eec486 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1eec486\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9be69e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9be69e1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0a01a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f0a01a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After completing her training, Roheen set up a small stitching station at <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">home. She started by stitching dresses for her neighbors and relatives. <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Her designs were neat, her cuts well-fitted, and word of mouth soon <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">helped her gain more customers. Today, she takes regular stitching <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">orders for casual wear, school uniforms, and even formal dresses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With every outfit she creates, she earns not just money, but respect and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">confidence. Her parents are proud of her, and her younger siblings now <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">look up to her as a role model.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40d5738 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"40d5738\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7d933 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7d933\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3191ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3191ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Financial Independence and Family Support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef60e05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef60e05\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf42910 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf42910\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roheen now contributes to her household income. Her earnings have\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">helped pay bills, cover her siblings\u2019 school fees, and even allow for small\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">luxuries the family couldn\u2019t afford before. For the first time, she feels\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">empowered and in control of her own life. Roheen now contributes to her household income. Her earnings have <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">helped pay bills, cover her siblings\u2019 school fees, and even allow for small\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">luxuries the family couldn\u2019t afford before. For the first time, she feels <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">empowered and in control of her own life.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a66ac5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a66ac5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d12d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06d12d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cI no longer feel like a burden. I feel responsible, useful, and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">respected,\u201d she said with a smile.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328e72a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"328e72a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289a6fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"289a6fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking Toward the Future<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a82757 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6a82757\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb55ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8eb55ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With her newfound confidence, Roheen has big dreams. She wants to <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">open her own <b>tailoring shop<\/b> in Begum Pura one day and train other girls <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">like herself. She believes that when one woman is empowered, she can <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">uplift an entire community.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bca3a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5bca3a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80268d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80268d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMy journey has just started. One day, I\u2019ll have my own<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">boutique, and I\u2019ll teach other girls how to earn with dignity,\u201d<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">she said.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0ac3fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0ac3fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ad5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90ad5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gratitude for HNP and UNDP<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36de830 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36de830\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ed5b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21ed5b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Roheen is deeply thankful to <b>HomeNet Pakistan<\/b> and <b>UNDP <\/b>for giving her <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the opportunity that changed her life. Without their support, she would <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">still be sitting at home, unsure of her future. The course not only gave <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">her skills but also gave her the belief that she could build something <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">meaningful for herself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61510f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61510f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61cc0c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61cc0c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Role Model in the Making<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a416db0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a416db0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a64cd5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a64cd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At just 20 years old, Roheen has become a symbol of hope and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">determination in Begum Pura. 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