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School leaver found a route into teaching

A Mauritian teenager whose education was interrupted by the pandemic is now working in her dream job after receiving training…

10 May 2023

New skills help Angel upscale piggery business

Angel plans to expand her livestock business and support her family after learning modern work-ready skills through a Futuremakers project…

27 Mar 2023

Stir up a tea recipe for business success

Female entrepreneur Truong is creating a stir in Vietnam with her traditional-meets-modern ginger tea business after Futuremakers helped her to…

27 Mar 2023

Future looks rosy for Salma’s family and business

Salma knows how to communicate with clients, manage money and take care of herself and her family after participating in…

17 Feb 2023

How agri-business unleashed Sanam’s earning power

Sanam’s dream of earning an income to support her family in Pakistan materialised after the Agri-preneurs project taught her and…

18 Jan 2023

Youth hub sets up Ronnie for a career in agriculture

A project “Diverse Markets for Resilience” aiming to strengthen youth employability in the Philippines has sown the seeds of ambition…

29 Nov 2022

Ismail lands first job after inclusive training

Ismail, a young man from Pakistan with cerebral palsy, deployed techniques he learned in a Futuremakers project to ace an…

28 Nov 2022

How gender influences girls dream for the future

The Futuremakers’ Goal programme in Nigeria has reawakened a 12-year-old girl’s dream of becoming a doctor by empowering her sense…

1 Nov 2022

Female entrepreneur recovers from crisis to emerge stronger

The border closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and attacks by Boko Haram on villages in Nigeria destroyed Fanta’s business…

13 Oct 2022

Deepika shapes change by dispelling period myths

A teenager in India is shattering menstruation myths and has become a powerful force for change since she joined the…

15 Sep 2022

Patrick harnesses new skills to ‘dare the unknown’

An upskilling and re-skilling experience through a Futuremakers’ employability programme has broadened Patrick’s career and business horizons and rekindled his…

1 Aug 2022

Fashion founder weaves resilience into business

Tüba is a step closer to her goal of taking her sustainable fashion brand Heartish global after joining a Futuremakers’…

4 Jul 2022

Automation spurs female-led business to global growth

Female entrepreneur Sadaf from Pakistan has taken her business to the next level after receiving a grant from Standard Chartered…

31 May 2022

Student entrepreneur creates a new career exploration journey

Computer science student Harsh plans on steering young people onto the right career path with an innovative career guidance platform…

4 May 2022

Growing a quiet girl into a great leader

Futuremakers’ Goal programme in India has turned a quiet teenage girl into a proud, confident leader who stands up for…

29 Mar 2022

Post-COVID business picks up for female vendor

The COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating effect on female market stallholders in Sierra Leone. A Futuremakers’ recovery project aimed at…

1 Mar 2022

Training reignites entrepreneur’s ambition

Rebecca has unlocked hard-to-access funding for her start-up, Shetechtive Uganda, and motivated her team to achieve their goals after joining…

4 Feb 2022

Small Wolf dives into the talent pool

After gaining courage and strength from a Futuremakers’ employability project, Qiting, also known as ‘Small Wolf’ makes every lap of…

5 Jan 2022

Career opportunity transforms Noorul’s life

Noorul has settled into a well-paid corporate job after enhancing his employment prospects through a skills-bridging programme supported by Futuremakers…

13 Dec 2021

Young woman entrepreneur swaps pandemic despair for hope

Many new women-owned businesses were created out of necessity to earn a living during COVID-19. A recovery programme has given…

7 Dec 2021

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