We are sharing the story of Razia , one of the beneficiaries of our sewing center. Due to recent incident in Jaranwala, where Chrsitian community was attacked by some extremists have made the community scared all over the province. Many girls from our sewing center also stopped coming for the classes. The situation is somehow better but still Christians being in minority fear to go back to their work.
Here is the story of Razia,
"I, Razia. I live in Gojra. I have three kids. The sole employee in my family is my husband. His salary did not cover our bare necessities. I stopped going to school when I was in seventh grade. I lacked the education and expertise to support my husband.I recently learned about the Society for Human Development's Sewing Centre. My village was 13 kilometres from the centre. However, I made the decision to start learning to sew there and received a year of training.
I sew garments for other people at my home and make a small income from it. Because of the sewing centre, I am able to send my kids to school right now.I wish to establish a sewing center in my area and my sewing skill will helped uneducated young girls to learn skills"
With the compeltion of the course, the status of these girls among their families have improved significantly as they are now being involved in the decision making and are valued for their contributions to the income of their families. The skilled girls earned a good profit for their families, especially during the time of Eid el Fitr (a Muslim festival). This has also improved the social harmony among the commnities. These skilled girls are excited and are thankful to Society for Human Development for giving them an opportunity to learn and play an important role in their families and society.
The new batch will start their course during the next month. It is a request to all donors to kindly keep supporting in this cause.
Area profile:
Young girls and women who were working on brick kilns and as domestic workers to help their parents are now the part of the sewing center. Sewing Centre in Jafapur Gojra is running successfully for unskilled deserving community. The main purpose of this sewing center is to enable illiterate women and girls to get training from these centers and raise the income for their families. Through these centers the income of these women will be enhanced.The economic development of women will increase their role in decision making process. They will teach these learnt skills to other woman of the area. it will also help to reduce the financial problems which always leads to family fights and usually is a cause domestic violence for these women.
The sewing centre in Jafapur Gojra is developing skills among unskilled and deprived girls and women. Some of the girls are so trained that now they are generating income for their families and they are now giving these skills to other family members. The Teacher of the Sewing Centre is very committed and punctual. She is trying her best to help the girls. Few of the trained girls have started earning 5000-6000 PKR a month which is helping their families.
Dear Friends, The centers opened by SHD Pakistan in 3 villages (Jaffa colony, Hanif Coloy and Qadirabad) of District Toba Tek Singh are running successfully. The girls from the village are very happy as know they have learnt many techniques and are now practising hard to master it.
Most of the girls and women enrolled in these sewing centers are extremely poor and they either work as house maids or belong to the families of domestic servants. The total 75 girls and women are enrolled in Sewing Centers. Thanks to a donation of USD 2145 through GlobalGiving, the centers have been established and are running successfully.
Unfortunately,There has been a technical issue faced by SHD, which has delayed the process of equiping the sewing center with more machines. There has been a certain changes in the policies which has delayed the extension of the project. The new Government is trying to resolve the issues and we hope it will be ok in the next coming quarter.
Overall, the beneficiaries are very happy that they soon will start earning after passing out from the center. The dedicated team of SHD is checking the centers quite regularly. We request all our friends and supporters to keep supporting the project.
Dear Friends,
The centers opened by SHD Pakistan in 3 villages (Jaffa colony, Hanif Coloy and Qadirabad) of District Toba Tek Singh are running successfully. The girls from the village are very happy and have been able to learn several knitting ,stitching and embroidary skills . Most of the girls and women enrolled in these sewing centers are extremely poor and they either work as house maids or belong to the families of domestic servants.
The total 75 girls and women are enrolled in Sewing Centers. Many more girls and women has recetly joined the centers after a good word of mouth. Thanks to a donation of USD 1174 through GlobalGiving, the centers have been established and are running successfully.
Donations permitting, the Society for Human Development will open more sewing centers and purchase more sewing macines to train more girls and women. Unfortunately,There has been a technical issue faced by SHD, which has delayed the process of equiping the sewing center with more machines. The issue will be resolved in the coming week and the centers will be provided with more machines.
Overall, the beneficiaries are very happy that they soon will start earning after passing out from the center. The dedicated team of SHD is checking the centers quite regularly. We request all our friends and supporters to keep supporting the project.
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