By Joan Chikowore | Administrator
It was very exciting to resume the Ndeipi! training this term. As with many projects, Covid-19 delayed the re-launch but we had eager parents and guardians of both our past and current students who signed up for the training with 22 attending the training workshop. This term we have held 2 2-hour sessions so far, with the aim of holding 6 sessions in total. Makomborero provides money for transport for all participants as well as refreshments during breaks.
Due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by the Corona virus pandemic, we have had to adher to all government Covid19 guidelines. This meant providing masks and, hand sanitisers, exercising social distancing during the workshops and indivdually packing all refreshments.
The 1st session of the NDIEPI? Course is always an introductory session with Instructor Chris giving an overview of what Ndeipi! is all about. He gives each participant a notebook and pen to record everything from the time they start the project. They are taught good stewardship and the importance of accountability in any business.
What is mind blowing about Ndeipi? is how the participants learn to start a business with as little as $1. In Zimbabwe, this sounds outrageous! $1 would not buy a day's food, let alone start a business!! This is always a trigger for many questions from the participants about how this is even possible. As the meeting progresses, there is more engagement from the attendees, as they are taught to think outside the box. More ideas are shared and projects start forming in their minds. After the 1st session, the participants are tasked, as part of their homework, to consider what projects they could set their hand to.
The sessions that follow are filled with developing projects that many would never think possible. The participants are given $1 as starting capital and then tasked to invest the money into the proposed projects. Then as the term progresses, everyone will learn more about the progress of each of the projects as the participants come and make presentations about their activities, with the next presentation session taking place on 5th July.
We are particularly grateful this year to have received a donation of some lovely baby clothes that will go to Ndeipi? project participants as a capital injection. Makomborero sorted and packed the clothes in bags to allow them to be distributed to some of the participants to sell and boost their projects in the next session.
We look forward to seeing how the various projects progress and will share the news in the next upate. Thank you for your support with this project and helping us to change the outlook of the participants for the better and to build hope.
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