it’s never too late to dream a new dream
Economic Development
is a means to human well-being
The local economy has been badly hit by the loss of many young adults to conflict or AIDS, leaving households headed by widows, grandparents, or children themselves. The existing economy is composed mainly of subsistence agriculture or the dangerous distilling of Waragi, a local moonshine. Distillation takes place in oil drums over open fires, creating toxic fumes and residue and carrying a constant risk of explosion.
with your support
We have been able to open a Design and Tailoring Centre to train tailors (seamstresses) and carpenters in skills that give them the opportunity to earn a living and to better themselves.
Graduates of the program can now earn enough money for food, basic mud-brick hut housing and schooling for their children, transforming their lives.
Transforming lives,
thanks to your generosity
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Graduates of our economic development schemes have been able to contribute back into Spotlight on Africa projects in
a multitude of ways.
Our trained carpenters were responsible for the fit-out of our construction projects this year, including a Boys Dormitory, Girls Dormitory, a new Dining Hall for our primary school, and the Maternity Centre. Our seamstresses make the school uniforms for our primary school children.
Spotlight on Africa has led many new schemes to help the communities in which it works including:
Carpenters
Carpenters contribute to future Spotlight on Africa projects and build furniture businesses.
Beekeepers
Beekeepers sell honey to the community.
Goat Breeding
Goat breeding programs allow low-cost ways of helping families headed by children or the elderly to become economically self-sufficient.
