Sewing improves the quality of life for the blind
gcis vuk'uzenzele"> By gcis vuk'uzenzele - 28 June 2021 - 07:00
KZNBDS President Veetha Sewkuran with associate members Salo Mudaly, Anoosha Hanuman and Ajit Valjee; and sewing room beneficiary Bongiwe Coka.
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The KwaZulu-Natal Blind and Deaf Society (KZNBDS) recently launched the sewing room, a project that offers sewing skills training and employment opportunities to partially sighted, deaf and hard of hearing women.
The project was initiated by KZNBDS President Veetha Sewkuran, who realised that while many women are unemployed, they have sewing skills they can use to generate an income.
“The focus of the project is to empower these women by strengthening their sewing capacity and helping them to find employment,” says Sewkuran.