Vocational Training: Tailoring Program
The Tailoring Training program provides women with vocational skills so that they can establish their own businesses and participate in the economic reconstruction of Iraq. During the training, women learn to take measurements, cut patterns, stitch clothing, do embroidery, and make sheets and curtains.
The graduates of the program also organize bazaars to showcase and sell items they have created. The bazaars allow the women to:
- Profit from the products they have created
- Apply marketing and management skills they have learned in the training
- Engage in community outreach, and implement the communication skills they have learned
- Increase awareness about WEP programs and further the empowerment of other women in their communities
WEP Tailoring Training Program
Suad is a 35 year old widow with fi ve Children
Because she is an immigrant without any identification papers, it was very difficult for her to find a job. After taking the WEP tailoring and trauma relief courses, she had the vocational skills and self-assurance to start working and earning a living as a tailor in her neighborhood. Now she is one of the most active tailors in her community, and can confidently support her family.