By Elizabeth Appleyard | Program Officer
Dear Donor,
Thanks to your donation to our microproject, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) has been able to purchase 2 new sewing machines for use in one of its largest Learning Centers in Herat Province. Jabraeel Center has over a thousand students and 168 are studying sewing (75 of these are aged between 10 and 19). The course lasts for 9 months and when ended a new one begins as there is always demand for this course. Women and girls often remark what a difference being able to sew has made in their lives one student said, “I learned sewing in 6 months at the AIL center. Before coming here I was broke but now I have my own business. I work at home doing sewing and I do jobs for people and get paid for it!”
Thank you again for your donations. Being able to replace the broken sewing machines means that AIL will be able to continue teaching the women at Jabraeel, a valuable skill which allows them to earn an income, and help support their families. Without your help, providing new sewing machines would not have been possible.
Thank you.
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