Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Training for a better future!

Faisa Abdukadir in her first week of her tailoring course

We had the joy today in Eastleigh to visit with a few of the Somali women of Iftin who have benefitted from vocational skills training scholarships within the Eastleigh Community Centre. Thirty members of Iftin are now learning technical skills that will help them gain employment or start small businesses to earn a livelihood for themselves and their families.

In the tailoring class, four of the Iftin ladies have begun a year long course. "We come each day from 8am until 4 pm," shared Ayaan. "We are just beginners but someday we will start a shop together and make dresses!" She and her friends laugh together as they continue their class work. Having completed the Iftin English literacy program, they have the basic language skills needed for a class like this and to operate within the Kenyan market place.

On behalf of the women of Iftin, we want to thank everyone who has prayed for them and helped support this project. It is exciting to see how far they have come and the hope on their faces!
Farhio Ahmed, Ayaan Duale and
Faisa Abdukadir with their instructor

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