$10 - Widow Sewing Program
To economically empower widowed women in Afghanistan through training in tailoring and sewing skills to enable them to generate sustainable incomes.
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This project will establish sewing training centers at multiple locations across Afghanistan to train widows in:
Tailoring & Sewing Skills:
Comprehensive training spanning from basic to advanced sewing machine operation, garment construction, embroidery, fabric cutting, finishing techniques and more. The focus will be on building professional tailoring expertise.
Product Development:
Training in designing, sampling and production of garments, home textiles, bags, accessories etc. per market demand. Quality control will be emphasized.
Literacy & Numeracy:
Basic courses in functional literacy and numeracy skills to help widows operate sewing businesses effectively.
Business Management:
Courses covering costing, pricing, inventory management, record keeping, marketing and basic business operations.
Personal Development:
Complementary sessions on rights awareness, life skills, health education and psycho-social counseling.
The program will provide all required sewing equipment, materials, and facilitators. Efforts will be made to:
- Secure orders/contracts for bulk production from businesses and institutions
/span> - Establish sewing centers as production hubs for quality local apparel
- Link trained beneficiaries with jobs at garment factories or markets to sell products
- Facilitate forming self-help groups and cooperatives for joint production and marketing
- Arrange microcredit/grants to support entrepreneurship
Key targets:
- Train 1,000 widows across ten provinces
- Establish 50 cooperative baking hubs in each of the provinces
- Provide literacy/numeracy/business management training to all beneficiaries
Expected Outcomes:
- Sustainable income generation and economic empowerment of 500 widows
- Increased economic resilience of households through diversified livelihoods
- Poverty alleviation through dignified employment opportunities
- Entrepreneurial skills and options for self-employment
- Rights and personal development awareness
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Sewing Training: A donation of $300 funds individual training, while $5,000 sponsors an entire class, equipping women with valuable tailoring skills.
