Bongiwe started attending our second Gogo support group in January 2018. Through this she learnt of our sewing training and because she had some previous sewing experience she decided to join the training and she if she could improve her …
Sewing entrepreneurship: Nosipho
Nosipho is a young, talented woman who joined our sewing training in the second intake of our sewing class in July 2017. She quickly progressed in her new skill and is a budding entrepreneur. Through the basic business skills offered …
Entrepreneurship in sewing: Busi
Busi is a quiet, skilful and determined woman from the local community who had a passion for sewing and business but had limited practical experience and exposure. She learnt about our sewing training course and started the program in 2015. …
Sewing uniforms: Khanyi
Khanyi started our sewing training module 1 at the beginning of 2017, and at that point she had never used a sewing machine before. She has two children to support, lives with her big family and was unemployed. She saw …
Sewing and business success: Wendy
Wendy started our sewing training program in 2016 and did not know how to sew at all. She quickly picked up the basics and this empowered her to realise that she able to do a practical skill and be creative. …
Full time sewing employment
In January 2016, we launched our newly overhauled sewing training program, which consists of three modules, from basics,to intermediate, to fashion design skills. Each module now includes practical products that students make themselves and are then able to keep for …