Tailoring

In their second month of training, our Tailoring trainees embraced learning new skills, from taking body measurements for garment construction, to finishing beautifully tailored skirts and children’s outfits.

Eliashib Programme Manager, Evelyn Sichilima, told us “Their growing confidence and creativity shone through every stitch—and their sense of achievement was inspiring to witness!”

Our trainees will continue learning and perfecting their tailoring skills over the coming months, before completing a work placement to gain commercial experience.  In the final months of the project, they will sew school uniforms for local children, as a way of giving back to their community.

“Ubuyantashi” is a Bemba word meaning sustainability, development or moving forward.  We can’t wait to follow the progress of our trainees as they move towards formal employment or setting up tailoring enterprises of their own.