UG ‘Social Work’ course empowers Sophia Women

Apr 24, 2012 News

Residents of ‘B’ field Sophia, for the past six weeks, have been benefiting from an ongoing training programme conducted by final year ‘Social Work’ University of Guyana (UG) students.
The women are carrying out the project, titled ‘Women on the Move’ (WOM), under the course, Professional Development Two. Their Lecturer is Ms. Shonell Enoe.
The main aim of this group of five students is to empower women, particularly those living in ‘B’ Field Sophia, with various micro economical skills.
Over the past six weeks, the students, Akim Pestano, Ronetta Mettias, Racguel Gill, Rakhie Ramsroop and Kerry Ann Charles, have been training a number of women.
During the first week of training, the women were briefed on the different areas of female empowerment. The second week had participants making gift bags and learning the art of discharging (using bleach to create colour patterns).
The third week continued with the teachings of empowerment and discharging. Week four had participants shaking off the creative spirit and putting their brains to work with the Information Technology and budgeting courses. With the use of the students’ personal laptops, the participants were also able to create their own business cards.
During the fourth week, the students held fundraising activities at the National Park and Sea Walls. This was during the Easter Holiday. In week six, the partakers had the opportunity to do tie-dyeing.
At the beginning of the seventh week, which started on Sunday last and ended yesterday, the participants learnt the art of cake decoration.
And as the last week comes to an end, they will also learn how to write letters of applications, and practice the techniques to proper floral arrangements.
According to the students, they were initially set to target 10 persons, but as the word got out, more and more began showing up for the training. They were all accommodated.
One of the participants who is an employee of the Ministry of Health, and a night time security guard, Maxine James, told Kaieteur News that the course made her want to leave her security job, and do something less hectic for herself and children. She mostly enjoyed the Information Technology Course, which she says, has inspired her to develop her skills in that field.
At the end of the training, the students would’ve concluded their required 150 hours of community service.
Resourced persons were present through most parts of the training.
At the end of the course which is expected to conclude later this week, the students are hoping to have the items made by participants, marketed, in an effort to raise funds which will in turn assist them, in whatever little way it can, in their future business ventures.

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