Underprivileged women in Namibia empowered through training project
STORY: Underprivileged women in Namibia empowered through training project
DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:42
LOCATION: Windhoek
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of women making embroidery
2. SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTIEN ROOS, Co-founder of Penduka Trust
3. various of women working at the workshop
STORYLINE:
Many underprivileged women in Namibia's capital Windhoek have been offered an opportunity to support themselves through a training project run by a local social enterprise.
Since 1992, the project by Penduka Trust has trained disabled and underprivileged women, including young mothers and those with little education, with skills in embroidery, pottery, agriculture, and recycling, among others.
SOUNDBITE (English): CHRISTIEN ROOS, Co-founder of Penduka Trust
"We have trained approximately 1,000 women, and we call them members of Penduka. The majority, luckily, are on their own. It is a group of 140 women which we still keep as members who do embroidery work for us. Currently, we have staf
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