This program focuses on enhancing the skills and scope of generating income of communities through capacity building and micro credit. The Economic Initiatives Programme aims at providing the poor with the relevant tools to reduce poverty and provides opportunities through micro-financing and sustainable livelihood schemes.
It also helps increase opportunities for income-generation for the rural poor to reap the rewards of their own labour.

Under the Economic Initiatives Program, the following are ensured:

VOCATIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT :

It was observed by IRC that clients coming in for loans make requests for loans for almost the same purposes. So IRC took the initiative of enhancing the vocational skills of local people to encourage, especially women entrepreneurs, through training.
In this regard, a number of trainings were carried out by trained coordinators of IRC. Topics included livestock management, agricultural inputs, crafts development, trainings on jute work, foamic work, candle making, glass painting, amongst many others.

PROVIDING MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERS :

IRC has initiated the concept of the first cultural center in the city of Khairpur called KHAZANA, a platform where people are able to display their skills and products. KHAZANA is not only restricted to products of Khairpur but caters to entrepreneurs and small business owners from all over Sindh.
IRC also arranges 'melas' which provide people better opportunities to sell their products and enhance their marketing skills.