By Hugo Mason | HANDS AROUND THE WORLD Project Co-ordinator
There is a great need for the vocational training centre (vtc) at Siriba as so many of the young people in this area have no skills or training in anything at all and so the future is very bleak.
I have been to the town of Bweyale some 2km away to talk to some of the young people who had successfully found work. Not surprisingly, most local people are aware of the activities of the vtc and were able to direct me to former students who have now found work. I will briefly describe just two of them:
Bosco is aged 27 and started his own joinery business some two years after a full time course at the vtc. Although he is busy he is finding it difficult to earn enough to pay himself a modest wage after paying rent for his workshop. He is planning to go into partnership in order to share overheads and promote himself.
Then there is Susan, a 28 year old single mother. She also took a full time course and is now self employed doing tailoring jobs within the local community. She usually earns £1 per day and is always smiling! She pays rent for her sewing machine as she has been unable to save the £50 necessary to buy a second hand one.
Without our help these young people would simply not have a job at all. So the vtc not only helps the local economy but it also greatly increases the self esteem of many young people like Bosco and Susan. We are grateful for your ongoing support.
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