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Women's Empowerment Sewing Program - Tanzania

United Caribbean Trust is a faith-based organization dedicated to empowering women to free themselves from poverty. Through our partnerships with Christian organization such as Stonecroft we are looking to provide small loans, business training, mentorship and microenterprise services to help people living in poverty establish their own businesses. By supporting our clients, we enable them to provide for their families with dignity and send their children to school.

It is our desire to reach out to the poor in a way that demonstrates God’s love while empowering the needy to free themselves from poverty.

Service to the poor is not only of benefit to those being served (and to those who are serving), but it brings honor to God.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31 NIV

In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16 NIV

United Caribbean Trust - Letter from a Tanzanian Sewing Student

My name is Sella Yona,I am so glad that I am one of the women who is privileged to be here in the sewing project where we are learning how to make outfit free of charge, now I feel like God has a purpose for even the poor people like me, I can now see that I am on the way towards helping take care of my old mother and paying the school fees for my young brothers and sisters. I count it as a favor which has come in due season from the Lord. Soon after I have known how to make the outfit for men and women I hope I will be able to make money to support my family.

Seen here Pastor Lotie's wife Stella Akondowi modeling her new outfit made in the UCT sewing factory.

To God be the glory.

Stella you have every reason to smile because God is smiling down on us.

UCT thanks all who sewed into this ministry enabling it to be established. 1 year scholarship costs US $15 per month or 1/4 of the child sponsorship program.

Seen below Stella and Mirriam in the factory with the UCT sewing machines - Praise God.

United Caribbean Trust has partnered with Pastor Lottie Akondowi from Tanzania in establishing a Women's Empowerment Sewing Project.

Last year a new opportunity developed that enable UCT to purchase a property in Mbeya. The 3 year old property is located within a walled enclosure and covers 2,450sq ft ground space, it is large enough to become the town church we have been praying about. It will seat over 300 people African style.

Click to visit the UCT Africa website to learn more.
Seen here the new roof being erected

The property is close to Highlands Bible School where UCT has established the Pastor Sponsorship Program.

Seen here one of the Pastors seeking sponsorship. For US $40 per month you can train and empower this mighty woman of God.

On the grounds is another smaller building that seconds as theWomen's Empowerment Sewing Project Factory.It can facilitate 30 sewing machines, the project has already been established with 6 sewing machines but there is a great need for expansion.

UCT will need to generate at least US $5,000 for the factory refurbishment and US $4,500 for the 30 Sewing Machine Sponsorships.

Read a letter of prayer from Tanzania

"First of all thanks very much, with the project we as women are so glad to be part of the it, we thanks the leadership of the UCT for the project which will change our lives for the better on the other hand we thank the Lord for giving you the vision of this project" < Read more >

Read another letter of thanks from one of the ladies already in the program.

The Tanzania team plan to market the products through the schools in Tanzania and Liberty PVT school has already agreed to purchase school uniforms from the UCT -Tanzania Sewing Project

In the Caribbean UCT plans to promote the project through the schools in our region where children will be able to select styles and order outfits. These will be imported from Africa and sold at our 'Africa Appeal' outlets in Barbados.

Senator Lynette Eastmond, Barbados' Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Business Development, speaking on September 2006 at a business seminar at United Nations (UN) House, in association with the Barbados Investment and Development Corporation (BIDC), is of the view that the "synergies to be derived from Barbados' reconnection with Africa, have great potential for culture, the economy, trade and investment".

Senator Eastmond commented that as part of the foreign policy, "Barbados has set for itself a goal of reconnecting with the African continent". She shared several ways in which the current has achieved this goal.< Read more >

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