Savayra Skill Centres

For many women education is not an option.

In Pakistan and Azad Kashmir women are often divorced or widowed at an early age but at a time when it’s too late to gain a school education. Sadly the only option usually available is domestic work or sweat shops which can make them vulnerable to abuse.

Savayra Foundation UK vision of “skills to sustain” and “tools for trade” was the backdrop to the first Savayra Skill Centre in 2003

Up until recently Savayra Foundation UK had 5 skill centers operating in District Rawalpindi & Gujerkhan. These Skills Centers have amalgamated into our Bespoke State of the art Building near Bewal, District Rawlpindi.

The new skill centre is the HUB of SFUK projects, providing training in sewing, knitting, embroidery, fabric painting, and local crafts. Courses are run on six monthly intervals with a certificate and prize giving ceremony including the providing of sewing machines to graduating students.

A computer lab has been created at the center to provide IT related courses. The courses are designed to improve employability of academic students who don’t have access to technology locally otherwise. SFUK aims to provide courses to educate students how to take advantage of internet and e-commerce to generate income for themselves.

In order to provide a complete training experience, facilities have been created which provide specialized in Hair & Beauty. Trainees are given the opportunity to cover a diverse range of skills such as hair styling, hairdressing, aesthetics, and skin care.

Over 3000 women have benefitted from this program to date.

Our Latest Projects

SAVAYRA SHOPPER BAG

Savayra Foundation aims to skill train and empower marginalised and destitute women through sustainable income programs. The shopper Artisan Bag project aims to do that. Amazing things happen when women help women.

In collaboration With Alif studios THE SHOPPER BY SAVAYRA is a project inspired by women, funded by women, designed by women and made by women. The shopper is made using the ancient art of wooden block printing a method of textile making traditionally practised by men.

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THE SALON @ SAVAYRA

Savayra Foundation and Glam Street International partnered to empower rural women in Pakistan by offering professional beautician training for economic independence. Participants received 10 weeks of training in Islamabad and were provided with a fully equipped beauty salon in their village for job opportunities, breaking the cycle of poverty. This is just one of the many ways Savayra Foundation empowers women.

SKILLS CENTRES

Savayra Foundation UK vision of “skills to sustain” and “tools for trade” was the backdrop to the first Savayra Skill Centre in 2003

SAVAYRA SHOPS

In 2006 the first Savayra Charity Shop was established in chowk pandori, district Rawalpindi. This shop sold items made by the women in the skills centre and other feminine products not available in the local rural area.

The shop has been relocated to Savayra’s main Skill Center near Bewal. All profits are ploughed back into the skills centers with the women receiving a profit share on all items they produce.

The Savayra Shop is the first of its kind based in Bewal..

RIKSHAWS EMPLOYMENT

The Rickshaw project is one of the Ventures of savayra Foundation UK working for people with long term unemployment.

The Rickshaw project was born as a solution for creating employment opportunities and help establish a platform through which families are made self sufficient and sustainable

With support and contribution the project now has 11 rickshaws operating in the Gujar Khan area.

WATER COOLERS

Since 2002 Savayra Foundation UK has installed 25 electric water coolers mainly in state schools giving students access to clean cool drinking water.

Your donations will enable Savayra Foundation UK to install water coolers in schools in deprived areas of Pakistan & Kashmir so that young pupils have access to cold water during the hot summers.

SAVAYRA HOMES

At Savayra Foundation, our efforts in flood-affected areas go beyond home building. We provide essential items such as food, clean water, and medical supplies to those in need. We collaborate with local organizations and government authorities to ensure aid reaches the most vulnerable.

AMBULANCE SERVICE

Savayra Foundation is proud to have their first Ambulance Service in operation in Gujar Khan and Bewal area..

Safdar Hussain Butt from UK visited Savayra Foundation operations in Bewal Pakistan to donate the ambulance to SFUK. Safdar Butt handed over the key of the ambulance to Savayra Foundation UK officials and expressed the hope that this modern ambulance would be used for patients and provide a valuable service for those in need.