Within the different activities of the Voice of Hope project there is a vocational training centre. Girls are taught a two-year course of tailoring and sewing which includes training on how to repair and maintain a sewing machine. Boys are given training in welding. There is a plan to begin teaching agriculture in the centre, as part of the new school curriculum with its emphasis on teaching vocational skills. As is the case in most developing countries a sewing skill is something that can be used either in a commercial environment or in the home. This means that women can work at the production of garments to sell to help generate finance to pay for meals for the family and education for the children.
