WOHP

The Embroidery Project

Thanks to your support, our Embroidery Project is growing by leaps and bounds!  More and more women are coming to our Vocational Center in hopes of finding a way to use their skills to support their families.  In 2007, we ended the year with 70 women. Two years ago, we started out with three. The typical woman who comes to our Center is extremely poor. With few exceptions, none of her children are going to school. It is usually up to the small boys in the family to produce a family income by selling drinks in the bazaar or shining shoes on the street.  We are proud to say that, to date, ALL of the children of our ladies in this project are going to school! That is because you have supported them by purchasing their beautiful embroidered products, and the ladies are now able to support their families, thereby freeing the children to go to school.  We now have a store in our Vocational Center where local people can also come to purchase their items.