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The objective of this Community Economic Development project in Manta, Ecuador is to reduce poverty by purchasing sewing equipment and providing training to orphans, between the ages of 14 to 17 and 11 months, living at the Orphanage Casa Hogar Mi Refugio (owned by the Shekinah Foundation) in Manta, Ecuador.
The project will prepare the orphans (so when they leave the orphanage at age 18) to be able to sustain economically themselves (sustainable autonomy) and their future families.
The Rotary Club of Manta and the Shekinah Foundation of Manta will work together in Manta in the purchasing of the equipment and the training of the orphans. The advantages of working with the Shekinah Foundation are:
• They have infrastructure and space available to do the textile cutting and to house the sewing shop;
• They have a pro-active management team with all legal and tax documents up-to-date;
• They are located in a central area of the city;
• Their building is well secured;
• Their facility has all basic services and communication infrastructure.
The Project will Benefit:
• Directly: 40 people.
• Indirectly: 10 people with a multiplier effect of 120 people.
The funds from the project will purchase 10 industrial sewing machines, 2 industrial irons, 1 stamping machine, 1 embroidery machine, supplies and other equipment.
During the business training part of the project, the orphans will learn entrepreneurship skills such as the use the CANVAS business model, management, sales, and business foundations. During the technical skills training part of the project, the orphans will learn about the textile manufacturing of uniforms (for the fishing-packing industry), white goods (such as sheets, tablecloths, pillowcases, etc.), sportswear and school uniforms (for the educational system).
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