JOBS
Employment is the largest challenge to address in the Karoo. With unemployment more than 70%, joblessness feeds the cycle of poverty that grips the population. Our goal is to find opportunities that utilize existing skills to produce a marketable product in order to create jobs.
Sabelo Women’s Sewing Project
Women from the community of Sabelo in Richmond are sewing placemats, potholders, and napkins as well as other items by hand. By doing so, they are learning about pricing, budgeting and fundamental business practices.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Purchasing sewing machines.
- Providing supplies and materials for projects.
- Donating funds to pay for utilities.
- Purchasing items for resale.
Brick Project
Hope in South Africa invested in the local brick maker to produce large quantities of bricks that in turn, built housing for some of the needy families of Richmond.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Purchasing 50,000 bricks for new home construction.
- Providing technical business advice and counseling to improve business.
- Building five new homes by employing local tradesmen.