Empowering Hands Initiative Successfully trains 24 women and youth in 3 skills

Empowering Hands Initiative Successfully trains 24 women and youth in 3 skills

Empowering Hands Initiative (EHi) under its skills development program successfully concluded a training on 30^th April 2021 funded by Privatization Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) under the Skills Development Facility grant. The 3 months project commenced on 7^th December 2020 and ended 30^th April 2021 under Ref Code: W2/02/14430268/2019. The training targeted women and youths in the community of Nalufenya A, Jinja district.

The skills training aimed at economically empowering women and youths in Jinja Municipal Council, Mpumudde/Kimaka Division. A total of 24 women and youths participants were trained by trainers from Royal Academy of Art and Design in 3 activities which included:

 i.             8 women and youths in the production of Eco – friendly cooking bags

ii.    8 women and youths in the production of women’s cross bags and other multipurpose bags

iii.          8 women and youths in shoe making.

 

 Shoe Making Training:

Trainer demonstrating for the shoe making trainees

 

One of the trainees for shoe making during a practical session

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Eco-friendly Cooking Bags trainees

Trainees for Eco-friendly Cooking Bags

Cooking bag trainees sewing and their packing their cooking bags

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Trainees for Multipurpose Bags and women's bags

Kinume Barbara sewing a women's hand bag for kitenge fabric

Cathy sewing a multi purpose hand bag

The general objectives of the training were:

1.   To skill 24 women and youths in 3 categories of hands on activities that included; production of eco – friendly cooking bags, production of women’s cross bags and other multipurpose bags and shoe making to enhance their income generation.

2. To support knowledge development in the areas of business and entrepreneurship skills as well as sign language among women and youths. 

3.   To support government programs on poverty eradication among women and youth

4.   To train the participants in activities which facilitate environmental conservation.

Special thanks to PSFU/SDF and Royal Academy of Art and Design for the support, collaboration and partnership with Empowering Hands Initiative towards the successful completion of the project.

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