Sewing course assists survivors of GBV
July 30, 2024by nyamukara
Thirty gender-based violence survivors are to receive three months accredited sewing skills development training from Nyamukara Empower-ment. The non-governmental organisation, which is based in Johannesburg, runs accred – ited training for female GBV survivors.Nyamukara has now introduced the programme in Komani, in partnership with the department of social development, and with the support of Chris Hani District Municipality.
The initiative aims to end the situation in which manv women are forced to stay in an abusive relationship due to being unemployed and having no skills. Nyamukara
Empowerment director and co-founder Marcia Maseru-mule said: “The programme is a level 2 Seta accredited pro-gramme and the women will learn how to use a machine, using pre-existing patterns, how to market a product and to price.
