Community Vocational Training PHASE I
NEED
The district of Aceh Besar was one of the worse hit by the Tsunami, prior to which it suffered from 30 years of internal conflict. Many of the men in the area have been killed and families separated. Most of the local businesses, farms and livelihoods were destroyed by the tsunami. The villages in the region now rely almost exclusively on the local brick factories for employment, where women work in dire conditions for which they are paid €1.30 a day. The factories are closing at an alarming rate which is causing widespread unemployment and already resulting in entire families being left with no income at all.SCOPE
Chance International aims to run local classes to teach the women of Lam Asan, Lampineung, Lam Gapang, Lambui and Kleng skills, including sewing, dressmaking, making of soft furnishings and accessories. We also would like to provide access to equipment and facilities, which, together with the skills learnt, can be used by the women to earn an income. Phase I of the Program is scheduled to take a year to complete and will train 34 women and 136 indirect beneficiaries. By running the free classes in the villages and providing childcare facilities, we remove the main obstacles to the women being able to attend class.In Phase II of the Program, we plan to employ the women on a part time basis, to sew school uniforms for up to 400 primary school children, making these available to impoverished families at between 25% to 50% of the retail cost. Uniforms are mandatory and represent 42 days' wages, rendering this an insurmountable cost for most parents and preventing many children from attending school.
COSTS
For €3382.00 we can provide 32 women with the skills and equipment to create a sufficient income to lift themselves out of poverty.WHERE YOUR MONEY GOES
The cost of the Program is set out in detail below:
| COSTS IN € | |
| Rent for 1 year | 113.00 |
| Security bars for 2 doors and 3 windows | 181.00 |
| 8 Sewing machines | 1,503.00 |
| 1 Generator | 376.00 |
| 8 Chairs | 59.00 |
| Materials, eg scissors, thread, fabric | 226.00 |
| Teachers' wages for 1 year | 305.00 |
| Childcare Facilities - Wages for 1 year | 226.00 |
| Equipment and toys for créche | 226.00 |
| 2 Fans | 38.00 |
| 1 water dispenser | 19.00 |
| Plastic flooring | 22.00 |
| 5 Extension Cables | 13.00 |
| 5 Plastic water proof storage boxes | 75.00 |
| Total | 3,382.00 |