Many of our members make beautiful traditional handicrafts, as do some of the orphaned heads of households and HIV+ women we support.
Handicraft skills are traditionally passed down from mother to daughter. YWCA members and beneficiaries also improve and develop their skills by attending vocational training courses. Our groups usually meet once a week to weave and sew together. They share techniques and create new designs together. As they work, they also talk about what is happening in their lives, discuss problems and share experiences.
The income from selling handicrafts supplements subsistence farming. The women use it to pay school fees and health insurance and to buy cloth and foods they cannot grow.
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