The Vocational Skills Training for Women’s Economic Empowerment Project with our Malawi partner, Lilongwe Youth Organisation (LYO) is supporting 45 young men to train in Bricklaying, Textile and Fashion Design or Electric and Solar Installation.
It has improved my self confidence by giving me an opportunity, knowledge, and a skill
Sabrina, Trainee
What our project is doing to meet this need
Our project with LYO provided 34 women with the opportunity to learn new skills in a vocational trade, business skills and life skills, which will enable them to develop a sustainable and regular income and make informed safe choices. In addition, ll young men were selected to join the project; males who are supporting women in vulnerable households where the woman herself cannot attend the training.
- The final month of the project, trainees will gain work placement experience with artisans from established businesses in the area who themselves have received top-up vocational and business skills training with LYO.
- As the project draws to a close, the participants will each received a certificate from TEVETA (the national authority which assesses and accredits vocational trainees), and a starter toolkit from Tools for Self Reliance.
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Staff and volunteers keeping our work moving across the UK
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Tools sent this year to support workshops and small businesses
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Community projects supported across the UK and Africa
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Your support can change lives
Please bring your tools, sewing machines, haberdashery items and plywood to our Netley Marsh workshops on Mondays and Tuesdays, between 10am – 4pm. Take a look at our ‘Tools We Need‘ list to find out how your donations can best support our work.
Please give us a call first on 02380 869697 to make sure we’re ready to help. We also have a network of volunteer collectors across the country – contact us to find out if there is a collector in your area
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In Africa, we fund training that enables individuals to learn a trade and earn a living. In the UK, volunteers refurbish donated tools, giving them new purpose, and we also support national projects and apprenticeships here at home.