Our Vocation Sewing Center in Thar, Sindh Pakistan provides skill development and training. It enables the women of Thar region to earn a respectable living by teaching them sewing skills.
We have 5 machines that are under the ownership of the Training Center. Anyone can come and learn on them. These machines stay in the center.
Apart from these, every 4 months, we are shortlisting 10 zakaat eligible women and procure 10 machines from Zakaat. Those 10 women are taught the sewing skills for 4 months, and in the end those 10 machines are gifted to them so they have a continuous source of income right after completion of their training.
In order to give them confidence and practical experience, we buy the clothes they make during the course of training and donate these clothes to the needy people in the area.
Sewing Batch 7In the light of COVID-19 pandemaic, Sewing training work was suspended. AlhamdoAllah the new batch is now starting after SOPs were implemented.
Sewing Batch 5For Batch 5, the vocational training center offered sewing skills ot 15 female students in morning and evening shifts each. Altogather there are upto 30 students that come to learn daily.
Sewing Batch 4To accomdate the growing intest in the program we are now running the program in morning and evening shifts.
Sewing Batch 3Alhumdolillah, it is our third Cycle of operation and the center has been gaining a lot of traction amoung local group of women who want to learn.Sewing Batch 2Allhumdullillah, after a successful pilot in this stream, the center was ready to begin training its next class of students right after eid-ul-fitr (June 2018). Some modifications were made to offer a more conducive environment for students and to provide a better learning experience.
Flooring was upgraded to make it easier for students who wanted to more hours to practice. We switched from paddle driven machines to hand driven (crank) machines – something which significantly improved the productivity of our students. A display area was set up all across the room where their artifacts would be hung for display. Cleanliness and organization is emphasized throughout their learning. As well, the students are given a short talk (dars) regarding mannerism (akhlaq). Masha’Allah with the collective help, the center is taking shape, offering more than just sewing skills!
This new batch of students were more eager to learn and produced some great results within a week of their training