The five women in charge of vegetable production are currently preparing the nursery for the coming spring in southern Africa. They are working the soil, selecting the seeds and starting the first sowings. At the same time, they are continuing … Read More
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
The vegetable garden team set about enlarging the beds to increase their yield. The large grassy areas on either side of the rows of beds have been reduced, providing a 40% gain in cultivable area. These beds, located close to … Read More
With the support of Bon Marché Rive Gauche, the Designing Hope association has been able to finance the extension of its main building at the Garden of Skills in Malanti, to create a multi-purposeroom capable of hosting both training courses … Read More
A new training course for 8 young women is underway at the Garden of Skills sewing workshop in Malanti, Eswatini.Today, Futhi and Patricia, the center’s two trainers, will take the students step by step through the production of school uniforms.The … Read More
After just a few days’ training, the trainees in the Garden of Skills sewing workshop had the satisfaction of making their first creations using fabric scraps from the workshop.These first creations encourage them in their training, which will enable them … Read More
A new training program for 8 young women has just begun at the Garden of Skills sewing workshop in Malanti, Eswatini.The first stage involves theoretical training and familiarization with domestic machines, before moving on to industrial machines.The trainees practice the … Read More
A new sewing training session welcomes a new group of 8 young women from Malanti.The aim of this training is to learn the different stages of sewing: fabric preparation, tracing, cutting, overlocking, assembly and sewing of the different elements.At the … Read More
Embroidery of school uniform logosThanks to the purchase of a professional embroidery machine, the women of the Malanti Garden of Skills in Eswatini now have access to new opportunities for their work. There are very few companies in the country … 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.
