Job Training for Vulnerable Women: Transforming Lives at the Hope Center

The Hope Center provides a lifeline to young, unmarried women and single mothers by offering sewing classes that open doors to self-sufficiency.

During a 20-week program, participants acquire valuable skills in designing and sewing clothing. Upon graduation, each woman receives a sewing machine—a transformative gift that enables her to establish a home-based business and earn a sustainable income.

The women arrive at the Hope Center from impoverished homelives. The high cost of education and societal preference for educating male siblings leave girls at a stark disadvantage. Lacking alternatives, they may be forced into the sex trade to survive, often becoming single mothers without access to contraception or support systems.

Before Hope: Despairing. Demoralized. Hopeless.

These are the words the women use to describe their lives before discovering the Hope Center.

Antoinette and Leonard Kiswangi, along with their compassionate team, have created a nurturing and uplifting environment where each woman’s worth is recognized and reinforced. The training provided at the Hope Center empowers women to envision a brighter future, equipping them with the skills and confidence to support themselves and their children.

After Hope: Valued. Hopeful. Energized.

These are the words the women use to describe themselves at graduation.