To complete a set of educational games about nature, the garden and biodiversity, Designing Hope asked the women of the Garden of Skills in Eswatini to make textile memory games. One set includes printed images of fruit and vegetables; another, … Read More
As part of the development of training activities at the Levi’s Nek farm, Designing Hope organised an initial training session on sewing school uniforms, with the support of The Ivory Foundation. Patricia, an experienced trainer from the Garden of Skills … Read More
Farming is traditionally carried out by men in Lesotho. In order to open up the vocational support project for deaf and hearing-impaired young people at St Paul’s school to young girls, a sewing training program was devised in collaboration with … Read More
Thanks to the fund-raising efforts of Designing Hope, the first uniforms have been distributed to the children of Half Way House in Roosboom. The tunics were sewn by the women of Jardin des Savoir-Faire in Eswatini. The women also embroidered … Read More
The seamstresses at the Jardin des Savoir-Faire workshop have just won a significant order from Wendy Lane, a company specializing in the construction of wooden buildings. This company is also behind the Jardin des Savoir-Faire itself. Seduced by Designing Hope’s … Read More
With the support of Keit, a specialist in professional workwear in France, a jacket and trousers have been designed and a pattern created to offer women an additional outlet for their sewing skills.
To help Garden of Skills compete in the local market for the production of school uniforms, Designing Hope has invested in a professional embroidery machine that will enable them to embroider the school emblems on site. This service is not very common … Read More
Professional sewing training is one of the main components of the Garden of Skills. Patricia Khumalo is the trainer at Fundzisa Live. She is responsible for a group of 8 young women from the Malanti community from the community of Malanti, … Read More
Patricia and Futhi are in charge of the sewing courses at the Garden of Skills. One of the aims of the training is to master the sewing of school tunics, which make up most of the compulsory uniforms for young … Read More
We wanted to create a specific identity for the Garden of skills around its emblem, the Lucky Flower, which contributed to its financing. Thus, aprons and work jackets designed by our partner Keit were sewn by the women on site. … Read More
