By Mitch Lewis | Executive Director
Phase ll of the women skills training program in Bamako, Mali is now underway. Women are being trained for a variety of vocations which will empower them and restore their dignity. Following are the new skills that the women are learning :
Saponification training A training center called INNOVA, with more than 10 years of women’s training experience was selected to conduct the training. The training began on Wednesday May 16. Our first class included twenty women, however many more women have signed up for our next classes.
The Milk prosessing training : We contracted with a Women Cooperative which was coached by a specialized NGO in Milk processing. The NGO has trained more than 150 women working in Bamako and surrounding areas in commercialzing milk. The Cooperative and the NGO called CAB DEMESO pointed out that there is a big need for milk in Bamako and the surrounding areas. They said that 20% of the needs for milk where covered by their activities . For them, training in milk processing is a good choice. However the trainees have to be hard workers as milk is a product that easily spoils. It is espcially challenging now since there is a scarcity of electricity and the government is holding rolling blackouts. Despite the challenges, milk processing is still a profitable activity for women and many of their trainees are now economically independent.
HENA : We received the technical offer of the training from a women center called AL FIRDAWS, They have trained many young ladies who are now doing business on their own. They are finishing a one month training with a group of 30 Women and the training will end on May 25. Our ladies will be enrolled in the next group which will start soon.
The Gardening activities : The site has been selected and the engineer is working on the water system plan. The IDPs in Zantiguila have moved from their first site to another one where a water point with a larger water capacity has been created. The Agronomist has also visited the site and suggested more profitable vegetables, which can be sold at the market including eggplants, african eggplants, cabbage, tomatoes, onions, water melon, beets and lettuce.
Photos show the training in saponification and milk processing.
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