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UCT-TANZANIA WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

"Sustainable development may be defined as 'development that meets the needs of the present without preventing future generations from meeting their own needs."

-Former Norwegian Prime Minister, Gro Harlen Brundtland in "Our Common Future"

United Caribbean Trust has partnered with Pastor Lottie Akondowi in establishing a Women's Empowerment Sewing Project. Below are extracts from a letter of appeal that came from Tanzania. "In Tanzania we have a common saying which translated sounds like this ’educate a woman so that the entire society should benefit’.

The major challenge with the child sponsorship programme programme is that although it covers school fees it does not extend to helping with the feeding and clothing of the child. Thus many families are unable to send their children to school. If the sponsorship can first deal from within the home then many children will be able to be educated.

Many of the orphan children live with either their helpless sisters, aunt, granny etc so if we can empowering these women who are taking care of them then we can achieve our goal. We have found that a widow woman who remains at home to care for the children, she is helpless and the children are hopeless. We must first address the home situation and then the education of her children.

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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 $30 per month Seen below Stella and Mirriam in the factory with the UCT sewing machines - Praise God.

BUDGET Sewing Machine $85 Table $15 Sewing Basket $5 Sewing Notions $10 Scissors $10 Thread & Bobbins $5 Measuring Tape $1 Needles - 12ct Package $10 Straight Pins 1 Pack $2.50 Safety Pins 1 Pack $2.50 Fabric per Yard $3 Teacher US $10 per month =US $120 per annum

A new opportunity has developed to enable the ministry 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. Seen here the new roof being erected

The property is close to Highlands Bible School where UCT has established the Pastor Sponsorship Programme. Seen here one of the Pastors seeking sponsorship. For US $50 per month you can Empower this mighty woman of God.

On the grounds is another smaller building that would second as the Women's Empowerment Sewing Project Factory. It can facilitate 30 sewing machines, the project has already been established with 5 sewing machines but there is a great need for expansion.

United Caribbean Trust - Tanzania Sewing Students

My name is Sella Yona.

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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