Proceed Thob’sile NgcoboGraduate Student

I want to take this opportunity to thank the Upskills Africa Initiative for the opportunity they provided us to empower ourselves. This project played a big role in my life and career development in sewing. After undertaking this project I've managed to make further training in sewing facilitation. My career in designing and sewing has been a huge success. Now I am full time sewing facilitator at Upskill.

Today, my children are enjoying life, they are able to go to school with lunch. My husband is a happy man.

NokuphilaGraduate Student

After attending the Upskill Africa Initiative course, I started to make somethings for myself and my neighbors. As people saw that I can do sewing, they started to place orders. So far I have managed to make my neighbors happy and they do not make kms to town for sewing their clothes. Then the customers started to come to me when their clothes that need alterations.

The sewing skills helped me a lot because now I can have money for myself instead of pleading from people for it. I now opened a workshop. My business is going well.

Mama PastorGraduate Student

They call me Mama Pasteur and am from Congo DRC. I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn how to do sewing and how to run a sewing business. I appreciate the Upskill course so much because I now know how to sew and make my own money.

Currently I am sewing dresses and kiddies’ skirts which I sell in different corners of Durban. My children go to school with transport(Bus) and I can afford it now