Zanzibar
School
OF HOPE
Women Project
Zanzibar School of Hope aims to mobilize resources and adress the survival line problems facing the women, in order to improve their living conditions and lifestyle, by creating acces to learning facilities for them, strenghtening them through educational, vocational, business trainings, so that they can contribute to the community development and learn how to support their families.
Nungwi is a traditional, conservative village, which is the main reason why there is a big lack of education interest in the area and also why women are left behind in the shadow of a men leading community .Because of this, the majority of women in Nungwi find it difficult to find a job or start their own business, even if there are a lot of employment opportunities in the tourism and commerce field in this area.
Our mission is:
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To empower them with vocational skills;
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To empower them with business skills so that they can contribute to the community development and take advantage of the jobs opportunities;
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To teach them vocational courses, like creating different crafts to sell to the tourists, in order to support their families and improve their lives;
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To teach them marketing skills to easy the selling process of their crafts;
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To promote them the importance of education in the development of their community, so that they will send their children to attend school classes;
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To reduce the lack of interest in education field in the community;
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