Sewing Center
TWI for the Children's
Vocational Sewing Center
Purpose
The Sewing Project was established for 'at risk' teens in the orphanage who would have to leave their orphanage and live as adults. The older teens missed years of school because their schools didn't function during the war. This program was designed to:
teach these teens job skills through sewing projects;
keep them from becoming children of the street;
and, help them find proper jobs.
The Vocational Sewing Center was a
successful career
building program for "at-risk" teenage
orphans
preparing
to leave their orphanages.
The Center taught skills necessary for finding a job after leaving the orphanage.
The Center provided scholarships to the students to pay for transportation to and from the orphanages and for personal needs.
The Center also
helped
students who completed the basic course but did not want to make sewing a
career find a job in the career of their choice.
Click Here to read about the Purpose and Background for the Sewing Project.
Basic Course:
The Center taught basic skills necessary to get a job in any field: (Commitment; Personal Grooming; Integrity; and Computer Skills) in addition to basic sewing skills.
Advanced Course:
The Center selected students from the basic course who showed the necessary aptitude for sewing to work on items for sale.
Success Stories:
All
of
the teens in the initial basic course graduated and were
provided certificates.
Assistance was provided to one student to find
a job as a security guard in Sarajevo.
Click Here to read about early success of the Sewing Project in 2001.
The
Sewing
Center also made quilts and ladies garments.
In
April 2002 and 2003 The Sewing Center developed garments for a major fashion show held in
Sarajevo and Christmas ornaments for sale in the market.
Click Here to see some of the dresses the
team put on display at the fashion show in Sarajevo in 2002.
Congratulations!!!!
The Phase II sewing class working with Jasna prepared a super entry for the Spring 2003 Fashion Show in Sarajevo. Jasna's "RURBANO" collection won first prize in this show.
Jasna Hadzimehmedovic-Bekric,
who was the director of the Vocational Sewing Center, live
s in Sarajevo, and
successfully helped the teens to learn new vocations and to develop good
business skills.
Click Here to read an article concerning Jasna's work with the Vocational Sewing Center
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Updated: 03/03/2008
