Literacy, craft-making, and business skills for women building household resilience.
The Women Group connects Creative Learning Haven with refugee women and out-of-school girls through literacy, craft-making, and business training designed to support self-reliance.
Context
Why this work matters.
Women and out-of-school girls in Imvepi Refugee Settlement face limited livelihood opportunities, food insecurity, poverty, and barriers to functional literacy.
The Women Group uses the library as a base for practical learning, craft-making, and business training.
The pilot is designed for 25 committed members who are eager to learn literacy and craft-making skills.
Objectives
- •Establish women’s literacy sessions at Tank 65 Community Center twice a month.
- •Conduct craft-making training sessions four times per month.
- •Equip women with business skills to manage small enterprises effectively.
- •Encourage self-sustainability and resilience in a setting with scarce livelihood opportunities.
Core Activities
- •Weekly craft-making training sessions on Tuesdays
- •Twice-monthly literacy sessions on Thursdays
- •Business skills training and enterprise management support
- •Training and marketing phases for products and small businesses
Beneficiaries
Refugee women and out-of-school girls in Zones 1 and 2 of Imvepi Refugee Settlement, supported by facilitators and part-time volunteers.
Outcomes & Sustainability
Built for visible impact and local ownership.
- Targeted literacy improvement so participants can read and write names and simple English texts.
- Craft-making skills that can be applied practically and shared within the group.
- A pathway for participants to begin small businesses and meet household needs.
The six-month pilot can be extended based on impact, with monitoring through surveys, session reviews, volunteer reflection meetings, and reporting.
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