Tailoring Skills Course
A practical tailoring course for people who want to earn from a skill they can practise close to home.
Livelihoods
Sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment.
Why this matters
A steady livelihood gives people room to plan, to recover from setbacks and to invest in their families' futures. It is also a source of dignity and independence.
Our livelihoods work focuses on the foundations of economic opportunity: practical skills, employability and the confidence to start something of your own — so that people can build incomes that last beyond any single project.
What we focus on
- Building practical, market-relevant skills
- Supporting employability and pathways into work
- Encouraging enterprise and small-scale entrepreneurship
- Strengthening resilience, so households can withstand setbacks
- Favouring livelihoods that are sustainable over the long term
Featured projects
Support for Small Traders
Training and peer support that help small market traders keep records, plan ahead and grow.
Resilient Smallholder Farming
Practical support that helps small-scale farmers grow more reliably as seasons become harder to predict.
The change we work towards
- People with the skills and confidence to earn a living
- Fairer access to economic opportunity
- Households better able to withstand setbacks
Stories
- “A skill you can practise at home” — earning around caring responsibilities
- “Keeping count on market day” — what record-keeping shows a small trader
Ways to support this work.
Donate
Support work that helps create opportunity, strengthen communities and build more sustainable futures.
Volunteer
Share your time, skills and experience to support meaningful community-focused work.
Partner With Us
Work with Rising Beyond Borders to explore practical ways of contributing skills, resources and expertise.
Fundraise
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