NZ Somali Women Inc
A sewing course in Auckland’s Mt Roskill suburb is giving Somali women more economic power over their lives.
The six-month course, run by NZ Somali Women Inc and conducted by a professional sewing tutor, provides refugees with the skill to create garments they can sell at weekly markets.
As it grows in popularity, the course is drawing members of the Iraqi, Ethiopian, Lebanese and Indian community as well.
NZ Somali Women Inc has bought more industrial sewing machines and in 2007/08 an ASB Community Trust grant helped buy more sewing equipment and helped with operating costs.