After concluded the construction work at ESC -
Escolinha de Santa Catarina, the ALG Community Courses were launched!
In 2018 ALG started a new project at ESC’s
facilities in Xai-Xai – the Community Centre.
Having the Community Development and Female
Emancipation at heart, the main goal of this initiative is to fight
the poverty cycle through technical courses with the duration of 4 months. In
2018, we provided training in the areas of Baking and Sewing, which enables the
community members to learn new skills with demand at local economy
level.
The underprivileged community parents, in
Chongoene and surrounding areas, now have the possibility of making their own
products, such as birthday cakes or clothing items, and to sell them, hence
creating a source of income.
At ALG we believe that building skills
through education is the key to sustainability, dignity and to create
more independent communities.
The experimental phase included: the community’s
mobilisation; setting-up goals; the development of an operational plan; the
purchase of materials, equipment and payment for the monitors. The project’s
start-up had a total cost of £2845 which included the costs of sewing
machines, cake tins, the first ESC stove and the trainer’s income. With the
essential work and dedication of our Local Partners and Technicians, the
courses began in less than two months, with a total of 31 students.
We are now at the final stage and the products
made by the community Parents are becoming more and more professional. The
number of orders is increasing, and the birthday cakes are a huge success in
the community!
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