Sew To Earn

Sew To Earn

Location: Durban, South Africa

After a successful project since 2015, we will be starting a post covid group in January 2022, with the support of HORGE (stakeholder) to embark on teaching both men and women basic sewing skills and how to earn a living from sewing through additional business training.

Stakeholders involved:
1. Upskill – Training and Project management
2. FORGE – Social Cohesion dialogue and Peace ambassador trainings
3. Zoe-Life/FORGE Project - provides funding through IOM for 15 participants
4. Phephisa Survivors Network- self funded for 5 participants

Based on our previous experiences, we have decided to continue with equipping our learners with sewing skills that will enable them to start their own small businesses once done with our courses.

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The Project Consists of The Following Modules:

• How To Make A Garment:

- History of sewing & Parts of a Sewing machine
- How to thread the sewing machine & stitching on paper
- Practice different stiches on fabric
- Body structures and body measurements
- Stitching apron
- Pattern making
- Cutting fabrics using Patterns
- Stitching a skirt
- Pattern for Phinifo
- Cutting fabrics
- Stitching
- Making Cushion
- Making Bag
- Ironing and Quality survey


• Business Training (Based on similar SETA courses, but adjusted for sewing):

- Budget Boffins - Learning to plan and manage my finances
- Time is Money - plan my time better
- Fit for purpose - Sourcing materials
- Worth my craft - Costing for sustainability
- Client is King - Client Requirements
- Marketing and Branding


• Social Cohesion and other complimentary modules:

- Intro to Digital marketing
- Peace Ambassador – Tier 1
- Healing of Memories (Weekend)
- Hand in Hand
- Community Dialogue
- Photography for Marketing


• Monthly Mentorship: (10-15 min per learner once a month)

- Focused on the ability to manage money and the Budget Boffins Module.
- Short in person conversation with learner to see how they are coping
- Addressing any issues with them
- Focused on the ability to manage money and the Budget Boffins Module.
- Short in person conversation with learner to see how they are coping
- Addressing any issues with them


• Morning Devotion and Bible Study

The program is designed to run over 3months, with 1-2 sessions per week: Sessions for sewing and Sessions for Business modules, Mentorship and Social cohesion.
Total number of sessions = 24.