Tailoring
The sewing department has grown stronger since 2019, when the centre employed its two best graduates, Hyacinth and Mirabel, as trainers. Trainees sew school uniforms, sports attire and pullovers for clients in several towns.
A trade in her hands, a business of her own
At the St. Therese Women Training Centre, girls and young women learn skills that fit the needs of their environment and earn an income from them.
What trainees learn
Soap production
Women learn to make soap for laundry and daily use from local materials. It lowers household spending and is sold through the cooperative.
Poultry farming
Introduced with the help of Educate Me Cameroon. The first flocks were raised and sold at market without losses.
Rice processing and packaging
Trainees learn local processing, preservation techniques and marketing, so that Sabongari rice can win the local markets.
From trainee to trainer
Enrolment at the centre rose by 34 trainees in a single year. Prizes and donated sewing machines encourage the girls to take their training seriously, and orders are now delivered on time to Kumba, Douala and Bafoussam.
Some families still struggle to pay training fees, and we accept payment in kind. What graduates lack most is start-up capital: a machine and accessories of their own.
Stand with the women and children of Sabongari
Fund a project, sponsor a student, buy what the women make, or simply start a conversation with us.