Building a strong foundation
- Pursue personal and professional growth
- Seek mentorship, especially when building a business
- Build and keep a strong social network
- Embrace your worth, beyond relationship status
The pattern book
Skills in her hands. Savings in her pocket.
Financial empowerment
- Organise finances: debt, savings, emergency fund
- Plan for the future: wills, insurance, beneficiaries
- Seek professional help when it feels overwhelming
- Practical training in budgeting and marketing
Skills development & vocational training
- Employable and entrepreneurial skills through social business
- Microfinance, start-up grants and business mentoring
- Childcare and education support for children
Vocational training
Five spools of possibility.
Practical, employable and entrepreneurial skills. Pick one up and it unwinds into an income.
Hairdressing
Salon skills from braiding to business.
Tailoring
Cutting, sewing and kitenge design.
Catering
Food safety, recipes and event service.
Craft making
Baskets, beadwork and home décor.
Digital skills
Phones, computers and online selling.
Economic empowerment
From the classroom to the market.
- 1.
Entrepreneurship workshops
Business planning, marketing, bookkeeping and financial literacy, taught in plain language.
- 2.
Savings & loan group
The Love & Heal circle: mothers build savings together and access small loans.
- 3.
Job placement & career counselling
We connect participants with local employers and help them plan a career path.
- 4.
Skills showcase fairs
Market days where mothers display and sell their products and services.
