Pathways & Livelihoods

HIP is designed to help participants develop capabilities and explore pathways that may lead to employment, self-employment, entrepreneurship, or other forms of economic participation.

Participants can gain skills, experience, networks, confidence, and pathways toward employment, self-employment, entrepreneurship, and community leadership.

HIP recognizes multiple pathways to economic participation and does not assume that everyone should start a business.

Microfranchising adapts some of the principles of franchising to create opportunities that are accessible to individuals and communities with limited resources.
Rather than requiring participants to invent a completely new business, microfranchise models provide structured ways to participate in product distribution, sales, service delivery, or other economic activities.
HIP may expose participants to microfranchise opportunities as one possible pathway toward income generation and community development.

Licensing allows people or organizations to use products, technologies, brands, or systems developed by others under agreed terms and conditions.

Yes. HIP is intended to be the beginning of a longer journey rather than a one-time program.

Because meaningful participation is difficult when people lack economic stability and opportunities to support themselves and their families.

Participants may explore opportunities connected to employment, independent work, community enterprise, venture creation, product development, licensing, and microfranchising.