By Karen Sparacio | Project Leader
“I am now able to stand on my own,” Josephine proudly states to anyone who will listen.
"I was living in Kitgum, in Northern Uganda, with my grandmother when the LRA rebels came. I fled to the Acholi Quarter with my aunt for safety. I began working in the stone quarry from sunrise to sunset, eating just one meal a day. Then I joined Project Have Hope. They sponsored me in a tailoring program and gave me a grant to purchase a machine and materials."
Josephine is a natural artist. In addition to her work as a tailor, she continues to create new designs of jewelry and other crafts, such as crosses and bowls, using recycled paper.
Josephine is now able to pay the school fees for her son and three nieces and nephews. She dreams that they will attend and graduate from college, something she was unable to do because of the war.
With a donation of $250 you can provide the tuition for a woman to attend tailoring school and help her to stand on her own just like Josephine.
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