MALAWI: Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocation Education Yielding Results Among Women
Luke Bisani
Members of the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) in the Archdiocese of Blantyre who were trained under the Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocation Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) program last year in September, have a reason to smile due to positive results from their business they were trained into.
One of the beneficiaries of the training, Sangita Nankambe said the training helped her to start a small business for the needs of her family.
“After I graduated in October 2019, I started selling mandazi (deep fried scones) at a small scale. Later, I managed to have an oven made of bricks for my baking. After some months, I was able to buy electric oven and my production scaled up,” said Nankambe
“I used to be a mere house wife, waiting for my husband to do everything for the family but now, I am able to support my family and help my husband in taking care of our children” she added.
Commenting on the development, CWO Chairperson in the Archdiocese of Blantyre Lucy Vokhiwa said the Organization is happy with positive results from the program.
“She is among many women who have shared positive stories about the program. As an organization, we are proud of with this program which we are implementing in collaboration with TEVETA. We want women to have such contribution in their families, respective communities, the Church and to the nation” said Vokhiwa.
Vokhiwa, further commended the passion shown by some women trained under the TEVATA program in adding more skills to what they learnt from the instructors.
“Nankambe now bakes birthday and wedding cakes. She didn’t learn these in a classroom set up but she is now able to bake classic cakes because of her passion and the skills she has acquired.
Through partnership with TEVETA, CWO members were trained in vocation skills as away of ensuring economic empowerment to the members.
Over sixty CWO women in the Archdiocese of Blantyre were trained in various vocational skills including tailoring, poultry and bakery.
