Mwanga WA OSHUN PROGRAM
Sewing
MWO Sewing School
Mwanga Wa Oshun Program focuses on the economic empowerment of Lubumbashi women and children. The goal of Mwanga Wa Oshun Sewing School is to empower women with income-generating activities as alternative to high risks activities and prostitution. The sewing school trains young women from low-income backgrounds to learn the fundamentals of sewing and to sew handmade gifts and fashion accessories made from a traditional fabric (Kikwembe). The school teaches the students to create reusable cloth feminine pads which will be sold and the funds ae recycled back into the school. The feminine pad design was created and tested numerous times by Reverend Loretta Polk of Wesley Chapel, North Carolina.
MWO sewing school consists of sewing machines, embroidery machines, Serger machines and a wide variety of fabrics. plastics, yarns, needles, scissors, irons, and tape measures.
After completion of the 8-week program, selected MWO students will be screened, trained and issued loans of $50-$500 to begin their businesses. Mandatory schooling is necessary to learn the focus of the micro loan to assist women in starting their own sewing/clothing businesses.
