Today, we launched a three-month sewing and tailoring course instructed by Kibera-bashed fashion designer David Avido. The students are members of our Bright Futures program for young mothers and our women’s soccer team. They will be covering all the basics of sewing and at the end, will be making products…
We recently checked in with some of the first participants of our Female Fundis initiative, which provides opportunities for young women from Kibera to learn trades that are not traditionally “feminine” and is run through our Bright Futures program. Ann, Mary, Janet, and Christine started a course in electrical repair…
Introducing a new initiative under our Bright Futures program in partnership with Junior League of Evanston – North Shore….Female Fundis! Vocational training can be a great way to address youth unemployment. However, female youth are often encouraged to focus only on trades that have been deemed best-suited for women such…
