During our trip in January we also visited students from one of the women’s groups who had completed a one year course in tailoring and were very impressed by their skills. One young woman cut out a complete outfit without any pattern or pins in sight and then proceeded to machine and complete the outfit in about an hour! For all of the women (and some men) this course has offered them the chance to earn a living and many testified to the way it has changed their lives, given them hope for the future and brought unity and friendship amongst the community. UWCM encouraged them to work together as a group – to share resources and to contribute a small amount each to repair and maintain the machines; to buy material in bulk and to keep on looking for new markets. Many of them already have contracts with schools to make uniform and bags and others make and sell clothes at the local market. They all thanked UWCM for the machines and accessories they had provided.
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