Open Hands Education believes in helping individuals live a life of dignity. To achieve this, our livelihood programmes focus on generating sustainable livelihoods. This is done through capacity building, fostering community links and promoting small businesses. Open Hands Education puts special focus on entrepreneurial ventures, which are owned by women. Through its livelihood programmes, Open Hands Education promotes microfinance, Self Help Groups, capacity building and small businesses. It also fosters linkages between community collectives and financial institutions. Open Hands Education also focuses on improving the literacy, numeracy and critical thinking skills to promote sustainable livelihoods.