Digital Acceleration Program

Digital
Acceleration
Program

Digital Acceleration Program

About

CIRCLE with the support of British Asian Trust and CITI is offering a specialist package of micro-entrepreneurship and digital marketing training to underserved young women with micro/small businesses and business ideas in Lahore,Sargodha, Jhang, Faisalabad, Multan, Khanewal, Rajanpur, Hyderabad, Karachi and Gilgit Baltistan.

Digital Acceleration Programme was launched in 2022 and is under implementation with support from British Asian Trust and CITI.

Program Timeline

2022

Initiated with the support of CITIbank and British Asian Trust.

2023

The first round complete with 650+ low-income women trained through 12 cohorts.
DAP Transition grant underway with CITI and British Asian Trust.
CIRCLE DAP goes to Chitral for the first time in May.
CIRCLE reached Rajanpur.
DAP Closing ceremony in June.

The women participants are equipped with:

44 hours of classroom training, followed by 2 months of mentorship and business coaching sessions.
Knowledge of business development, social media marketing, and life skills.
Mentorship and business coaching to ensure economic and digital development.

Program
achievements

704

Women trained

Transgenders trained

288

Total businesses

Cities covered onground training

58%

Trained women are earning