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Hand craft and women Program (Menstrual health support for girls & women)

The primary skill that we focus on is Tailoring. At the Women’s Center, through training, we are able to sew school uniforms for all Batwa children. This project brings in revenue that we then put into our satellite training. These are trainings in which we go into each settlement and teach the willing women the skill of sewing. This training requires capital because we provide three sewing machines to each settlement, the sewing material, and the instructors to take them through this learning process. We devote a year to each settlement and train the women. We have completed this training for two settlements and are excited to continue into the remaining settlements.

Once this training is complete, the settlement remains in possession of the sewing machines. It is provided with materials, allowing all the women who have now acquired the skills the opportunity to profit from their learnings. The women can create and sell products such as clothes, baskets, etc. 

As BDP, we buy these products from the women and help them sell them in our craft shop near our office. Many of our guests love to purchase Batwa-made products, and through our training, we can fill that need and help the Batwa earn in the process.
One initiative we pursue that has been instrumental in the lives of the Batwa is the Days for Girls Project. This project makes and supplies the Batwa women with reusable sanitary pads. Through this project, we can educate many Batwa girls and girls in the community on their bodies and how to care for them. This project is certified by Days for Girls International, meaning we also provide high-quality products internationally. The proceeds from this project enable us to support more communities with our satellite training and employ more women at the Women’s Center.
Our crafts and skills department has grown tremendously since its establishment. Currently, our crafts shop no longer relies on the support of the Kellermann Foundation but can be run based on the revenues from the Days for Girls enterprise. Turyamureeba Penelope, the Supervisor of the Batwa Crafts Shop and Women’s Center,has aspirations for this initiative and shared that “As we continue to grow, I would hope that eventually, every settlement has their own crafts shop and their skillset is providing for their families and community.”
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