Project Report
| Nov 27, 2023
Skills are Important to Earn
By Saira Falak | Project Documentation Officer
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I am skilled
I am skilled enough to earn now. My name is Shumaila, few month ago I have completed B. Sc level education. After completion of my this level education, I tried level best to get job and earn at least some amount as a pocket money which means I don’t want to ask my parents for basic personal expenses. Because, I wanted to be independent and gradually started to search jobs. I applied at least 2 dozens jobs but could not get a job. Therefore, for at least 6 months I was unable to earn. In this situation, I saw a flyer at the Facebook page with regard to tailoring training by ARTS Foundation with the support of GlobalGiving. After consultation with the family, I have decide to apply for the training to be a tailor to earn as it could be done as part time even if got a job. After my application submission to ARTS Foundation I have been contacted by the ARTS Foundation team that your application for tailoring training has been shortlisted. Therefore, you may come for a short interview to finalize the selection process. After my final selection interview, I have been selected and started three months training at ARTS Foundation.
Indeed, it was great decision by me to learn tailoring to earn for my pocket money till get a job. It was great that ARTS Foundation has provided me a very enabling learning environment with good training instructor which enabled me to be a fine and sound tailoring master.
This is more than pleasure to share that I am able to earn through my tailoring skill which not enough only as a pocket money but I am saving some amount on monthly basis.
Very much thankful to ARTS Foundation as well as the philanthropists under the platform of GlobalGiving for extending for such initiatives online funding.
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My Training Place
Jan 14, 2023
Vocational Skill is Making Me Stronger
By Huma Aslam | Project Leader
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From the Classroom of Dress Making
I am Sashul of just 17 years, an orphan girl and I could manage to have functional literacy from an adult learning center just 2 years ago. I have been unable to get education because my mother doesn’t have resources as well as nor her health was allowing to put me in school as my father left us when I was just six years. At the age of six, I started to work to earn because my mother need money for her medication too. I used to serve in homes of the well-off families living near to my home. I start working from early morning to late night, the work included cleanliness of houses, cleaning dishes, washing floors, dusting and pressing clothes etc. I used to work in 6 to 7 homes on daily basis. Through very hectic and hardworking in childhood I could earn rupees 2700 to 3000 only per month. Always my mother been worried in particular when I crossed my age of 15. So, she wanted that I may do any other work which should be safe, secure, respectable and near to my mother as I was becoming young. In continuation, I got admission in an adult literacy center to able to read and write. After, functional literacy course, my mother asked acquire any skill to earn in a decent manner to make myself stronger for long term. In continuation of vocational skills center search, I came to know that ARTS Foundation is providing three months free of cost basic dress making training to orphan and needy girls. I visited ARTS Vocational Training Center along my mother. I found the center an appropriate place with professional instructors to learn dress making. I got application form and submitted it after filling on very next day. And it’s more than pleasure that formally classes have been started on 1st January 2023 and I am here at ARTS Vocational Training Center along my class mate girls.
I am very thankful from my core of heart to individual philanthropists through GlobalGiving and ARTS Foundation for making it possible for me and my class mates to have free and quality learning to be a dress maker as well as stronger.
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I am working in classroom
Aug 15, 2022
I am not dependent due to dress making skill
By Huma Aslam | Project Leader
This is me Shani with 15 years, an orphan girl with education level five only. I am the only child of my mother and she is of age 49 years. When I was just 5 years my father left this world and due to me, my mother never thought to get re-married. Because, she though if she re-married then I will lose me. She tried hard for education but could not due to social taboos and the expenses of education. At the age of ten, I started working in the homes of well-off people living nearby my home. It’s not an easy job for a girl of age 10 to work like washing floor, cleaning dishes and dusting etc. I used to work in 5 homes from early morning and till to sunset. I could manage only rupees 1000 to 1200 only per month without any leave, if there is leave then amount been deducted, it’s the reason that that I have quoted 1000-1200. With my growing age, me and my mother were not happy to do this. So, I always wanted to learn any skill either beautician or dress making. Indeed, beautician work needs more money to set up but dress making do not so much. I have been in search of opportunity near to my home as well as free of cost too because my financial circumstances do not allow me to pay training fee. It was very fortunate day when Ms Ayesha a social activist who came in a home where I used to work and she shared there that ARTS Foundation is providing three months free of cost basic dress making training to orphan and needy girls. Believe me, in first instance I inquired about the address of ARTS Foundation and very next day I visited ARTS Vocational Training Center along my mother. I found very kind instructors and a good training place. I got the admission form and submitted it on fourth day after filling it. The classes formally started on 1st April 2022 and completed on 30th June 2022.
Three months dress making training given enhanced my skills and made me able to earn Rs.600-800/day which means 18000-24000 per month being at own home in decent way and sparing time with my mother as she is not feeling well now days. I am very secure and empowered now as I am doing my work at home and earning a handsome amount. I am saving some money for better living.
From my core of heart, I will remain very thankful to ARTS Foundation and the Philanthropists under GlobalGiving those made this possible for me to have free and quality learning with sufficient basic materials as needed for the course.