Kendhi Bazaar - an initiative by Comets NGO

In-depth workshops such as the Viyafaari Sallaa covered essential business skills ranging from registration, financial management to product development. -- Photo: Comets NGO

In-depth workshops such as the Viyafaari Sallaa covered essential business skills ranging from registration, financial management to product development. -- Photo: Comets NGO

In-depth workshops such as the Viyafaari Sallaa covered essential business skills ranging from registration, financial management to product development. -- Photo: Comets NGO

A survey participant. A total of 58 entrepreneurs (83 percent of whom were women) participated in the baseline survey, to identify the individual needs of the atoll’s home-based workforce.-- Photo: Comets NGO

A total of 58 entrepreneurs (83 percent of whom were women) participated in the baseline survey, to identify the individual needs of the atoll’s home-based workforce.-- Photo: Comets NGO

The participants took part in a field visit to B. Maalhos, where they observed directly how local businesses successfully integrate with the tourism sector. .-- Photo: Comets NGO

Children's artwork displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Handcrafted products displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Artwork displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Women at a stall at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

A child at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Children visit a stall at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Products displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

A child at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

An elderly woman at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

This initiative by Kendhikulhudhoo-based Comets NGO is supported by the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI)-- Photo: Comets NGO

Food products displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Food products displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO

Crochet flowers displayed at "Kendhi Baazaaru," a community marketplace that gave 26 women-led businesses a platform to showcase and sell their products to a larger audience. -- Photo: Comets NGO