IMPACT
Socio-economic impact

Gender impact
In a country in which girls have traditionally had little access to education, women feel the burden of income and power inequity. Combining that with high unemployment rates, the opportunities for formal sector work are slim and fair paying and empowering jobs are even rarer.

Through the years, employees have participated in various training and capacity building opportunities which focus both on job skills, as well as life skills. The impact can be seen in their ever-increasing interest to share ideas, participate in decision-making, and benefit their communities. They are leaving abusive partners, pursuing their education and job promotions, securing long term assets and ensuring their children are not only finishing high school but going on to University.
Yeshi says it best: “Every morning, I take my purse, leave my compound and go to work. My neighbors all know I have a job. Because of this, I am respected.”
Environmental impact
Sabahar’s production aims to be in harmony with the planet. The company has been deemed a ‘zero carbon emission factory’ by OEKO-TEK in 2020. This status was given because of two critical factors: most of the production is not dependent on electricity or gas; the Sabahar garden is so full of trees that the production consumption is off-set by the small forest on the compound.

