THE SEWING CENTER
AREA OVERVIEW
Area: The Sewing Center
Location: Guatemala City, Guatemala
Mission: To serve, equip and empower men and women for a better future through training, education and production of retail apparel and home goods.
Staff:
Sewing Instructors: Pastor Aroldo and Karina
Pastor Aroldo and Karina
DONATE TODAY
When you choose to give monthly, annually, or make a one-time donation those funds will cover some or all of the following budget items. Thank you!
$25
Notions, thread and material for the Sewing Center
$50
Instructional sewing manuals AND SUPPLIES
$75
Formation and leadership materials for Hope Renewed Staff
$100
A portion of an instructor’s salary for one month
$750
An additional embroidery machine and starting supplies
Overview - THE SEWING center
While the unemployment rate in Guatemala is low (2.8% as reported by the World Bank), underemployment is a significant problem, with 54% of the population living below the poverty line, and 13% in extreme poverty.
Hope Renewed’s Response
The DSF Sewing Center opened at Hope Center in 2021 to offer free sewing classes. The sewing students are from at-risk communities and receive training and education in the production of retail apparel and home goods. They learn a marketable skill that affords them new opportunities in their own communities to make alterations, sell their creations, or pursue a job in the garment industry.
Formal instruction occurs once a week. The students return to practice the skills multiple times a week! We are anxious to see these students use their sewing skills to provide for their families, develop confidence in their abilities and flourish in their communities.
PASTOR AROLDO working with two of our first students
PRAISE:
The more advanced sewing students have begun making the smocks for our preschool students, t-shirts for HRI staff, and are working on other group projects to help sustain and grow the ministry.
PRAISE:
Five students have graduated to a more advanced level and are helping the beginning students during practice days.
IMMEDIATE GOAL:
Find cost effective ways to ship materials to Guatemala
LONG-TERM GOAL:
Keep data on the number of people trained and prepared to join the workforce, number of people helped through resume and job preparedness and number of people helped through leadership training