Tumaini is working hard to help orphaned students find success for their future.
Not all students qualify for secondary school studies; however, Tumaini Orphan Support Organisation (TOSO, registered NGO) also offers 2-year tailoring and carpentry courses at 5 locations.
The carpentry students make school desks, doors and shutters for houses built by Tumaini, and also sell furniture to the public. At the end of their 2-year course, they are given a set of tools to take back to their own community and set up a business.
The young people in the sewing classes learn to sew on newspaper at first (so as not to waste fabric) and then later sew the school uniforms needed by all students who attend school.
After graduation each tailoring student is given his/her own treadle sewing machine to take home to start their own home-based business.
There are 5 tailoring schools operated by Tumaini, which means that each year Tumaini needs to purchase about 225 new sewing machines.
This is an ongoing project for Tumaini Fund Canada to raise funds to send to Kagera for the purchase of treadle machines for the incoming students in January and June.
Our goal for fundraising this fall is to raise $15,000 for the purchase of 60 sewing machines @ $250 each to be ready for incoming students in January 2026.
