The first photo shows the two tutors in the sewing/tailoring school. The lady was a teacher in the college in Bo, and her return to her home town of Taiama coincided perfectly with the opening of the Ann Hay Vocational Centre. The gentleman in the picture is extremely good at keeping the machines working.
We sent ten sewing machines – one a treadle and the others hand-cranked machines. Most were donated by Work Aid, a UK based charity re-purposing agricultural and crafting equipment The remaining machines were sourced privately. The treadle sewing machine was greeted with great pleasure as they are very robust and hardly even wear out!
The Anne Hay Vocational centre now has about forty students, with the first five hope to complete the course next May.
