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Find SEWING MACHINES for the school
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The school started a vocational training programme in 2008, to teach the students practical skills that will lead to improved employment opportunities when they leave school.
They would like to expand this programme by introducing sewing classes, so they need about 20 sewing machines.
The machines will also be used to make clothes which can be sold in the local area. This will be a valuable source of income for the school, an important step to long-term sustainability. They will also be able to make school uniforms, which will be cheaper than buying them or having them made elsewhere.
Thu, 2009/10/01 - 22:20
Hi Paul,
Have a look at the website http://www.tfsr.org for sewing machines or other things.
Liberia is not one of the 6 countries they mention on their site, but you can contact them if they are willing to donate to your project as well.
Paul,
I have contacted several organizations that donate sewing machines with bicycles. One of these based here in the USA explained to me that they ship bicycles with the sewing machines in part so that they can be sold and help develop an enterprise that can help promote long term sustainability. The challenge of course becomes shipping costs for the container.