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
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
Among the new patterns provided by the Keit company are also the pants for the boys’ uniform. This is a difficult production to set up as the pants are more classic (gray for all schools) and therefore it is difficult … Read More
The Garden of skills includes a sewing workshop to train women from the community of Malanti, and women identified at the Piggs Peak Hospital, of which Dessine l’Espoir is a partner. The first round of sewing training began with a … Read More
The women of Malanti, newly trained in sewing at the Garden of Skills, made 40 uniforms that were distributed to vulnerable children in the two schools close to the centre. This was an opportunity for the people of Malanti to discover … Read More
As part of its “Uniform and Difference” program, Designing Hope is preparing for the distribution of uniforms to children in need at two schools in Malanti. Women from the community will be able to benefit from training in the sewing … Read More
Futhi and Patricia, the two sewing trainers from Fundzisa Live, a local partner of Designing Hope in Eswatini, are taking over the new sewing workshop in the Garden of Skills. After having the sewing machines serviced, they are now preparing … Read More
Uniforms & Differences is a crowdfunding campaign consists in distributing school uniforms to disadvantaged children in southern Africa to support them in their education. This year edition is organized in association with the exhibition “FIGURES OF FORTITUDE” presenting at Galerie Umcebo … Read More
For World AIDS Day on December 1st 2017, Designing Hope received the support of Véronique Sanson for the “Uniforms & Difference” campaign. This project consists of financing the distribution of school uniforms for underprivileged children, most of them AIDS orphans. … Read More
