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 the school management.
The Ivory Foundation paid for the construction of a workshop and the supply of professional machines to equip a sewing workshop on the farm of its local partner, the “Farming our Future” association.
2 professional sewing machines and a serger, as well as 2 domestic sewing machines and an ironing board were installed.
To promote the inclusion and local anchoring of Farming our Future’s action, the training will include 6 female students from the school, and 2 members of the Levi’s Nek community, chosen for their interest
in the activity and their social fragility, but not hearing-impaired. A Swazi trainer from the Garden of Skills in Eswatini will provide an initial one-month training course, working in tandem with a local trainer.
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