Project Report
| Mar 16, 2012
Great Progress - Our Ladies Are Overwhelmed With Joy
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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Plastering and roofing of building
Warm greetings
A couple project reports back, we reported that a new building was being constructed to house the ladies at Door of Hope training institute. We are happy to report that the building is almost complete and the ladies have already started using the building.
This is great news and we are very happy for the progress as this provides a great foundation and learning environment. This provides stability and room for growth. Previously, the ladies had been cramped in a small room and were actually holding classes outside under a tree - exposed to the elements. Thanks to the support from one of our partners, the ladies additionally have 10 new sewing machines. Our ladies are overwhelmed with joy.
Overall the progress in the past months has been tremendous and we are deeply grateful for your involvement that has helped us get there. Without your support, this would not have been possible.
If you ever have plans to visit Sierra Leone, you are more than welcome to stop by and meet the smiling ladies at this training institute. We would be so happy to receive you.
Our future plans include purchasing additional sewing machines like those pictured. Should you have access to sewing machines like these, we would love to receive them. If you do not have access to sewing machines like these, please help us purchase one by making a donation today.
best wishes
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Happy ladies in new building with new machines
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One happy recipient
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Dec 29, 2011
Thank You for Helping to Unleash The Great Potential of Women
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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Ladies at Tailoring Department
Dear friends:
Looking Back: As we approach the end of the year, on behalf of all the beneficiaries, I would like to say a big "Thank You" for your support over 2011. Over the course of this year we have together helped to support the Door of Hope Tailoring Institute. The Institute empowers teenage girls that have dropped out from school or did not have the opportunity to go to school, helping pregnant women and mothers to be self reliant. They have the opportunity to learn tailoring and on completion to launch their own business.
Thanks in part to your support, tremendous progress has been made over the past year as follows:
- Lessons have been ongoing and a lot has been learnt by the students.
- The ladies can now sew some styles for themselves and their children due to the knowledge they have acquired
- A building project was started to host the tailoring institute.
Here is a profile of Bintu - a Trainee you have sponsored through your donations (pictured):
Bintu S. lives with her parents, three brothers and three sisters in a single bedroom apartment zinc sheet house with no running water and electricity. Her father is a construction worker and the main provider of the home with monthly income of $40 - not enough to cover the basic needs of the home. Her mother is house wife. Bintu had been unschooled as her parents could not afford to pay fees for Bintu to go to school. Thanks to your support, she is now receiving tailoring training along with the other students.
Looking Ahead: As we look forward to 2012, here are the opportunities that we face:
- The school is in dire need of classroom space as classes have been held outdoors and in inclement weather at the house of the Director. The building project is yet to be completed due to lack of funds
- The institute currently has 7 sewing machines available for use and not all students can use the machines simultaneously
We are very grateful for progress over 2011, despite the limitations. As we plan towards 2012, could you make a special, one-time, year-end (or beginning of the year) donation to ensure these opportunities are quickly addressed? This would help us so much in making these ladies self-reliant. By helping them become self sufficient we will be
unleashing the great potential of girls, which is critical for economies and societies. This is
true development and it
feels great to be a part of making this happen! Thanks so much for your support and the best of wishes for 2012!
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Ladies Group 1
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Ladies Group 2
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Bintu - Trainee Sponsored
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Sep 23, 2011
Providing Skills Training Training and Developing Highly Skilled Human Capital
By Sylvester Renner | Project Leader
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taoliring project building under construction
Warm greetings,
Globally, countries are grappling with the challenges of unemployment. Everywhere, people are looking for greater and more opportunities. I had the opportunity to hear about this first hand during my trip, earlier this year. The youths and young adults that I talked with were very interested in hearing about the possibilities of us expanding and providing more training options. They wanted to know about additional opportunities.
To this end, we are working towards expanding opportunities with a partner organization, Door of Hope. Together we are constructing a new tailoring school building. Construction is well under way and we have bought boards, sand and cement ready for the completion of the building. We hope to roof the building in the coming months. A photo showing part of the building is provided.
One of the benefits of establishing training facilities is that is that this helps to develop a highly-skilled human capital with an appropriate mix of both technical and formative skills. This is the key to building and transforming nations. This is true development.
We look forward to sharing more with you in our next report. Thanks for your on-going support that is helping to make this and more happen.
With excitement
Sylvester and the Develop Africa Team
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