The students of Dr. Aletta Jacobs College in the Netherlands held a sponsor run for Nyalebbe and came up with an incredible final amount of Euro 4800. Thank you!!!
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Nyalebbe Community Development Association
Project for training in tailoring and cutting

Wanango Pirachel has volunteered to provide training at the beginning of this project.
Wanango has a certificate in tailoring and garment-cutting and three years industry experience.
1 Project Goals and Objectives
The overall goals and objectives for the project are:
• To empower youth in the community by providing them with the necessary skills and knowledge to enable them to become self-reliant
• To instill and develop good moral standards, attitudes and values amongst youth
• To sensitize, mobilize, and unite youth and the community and help them face all challenges positively
• To enable stakeholders to appreciate the role of vocational institutions in the community and as part of rebuilding the nation
• To assist trained youth to become job creators rather than job seekers
• To provide employment
• To provide bridging to continued vocational training
2 Course Content For Tailoring and Garments Cutting
No |
Topic |
Content |
1 |
Orientation and introduction of
common tools and workshop rules |
-
Development of an idea of tailoring
-
Types of tools
- Care
of tools/stores
-
Types of sewing machines and its operations
-
Parts of a machine and their functions
-
Types and size of needles, threads and buttons
-
Commercial entrepreneurship
|
2 |
Introduction to hand sewing |
-
Types of threads their size and application
-
Types of stitches
-
Materials used
- Hand
tools
- Population
|
3 |
Introduction to sewing or
peddling |
-
Introduction to elementary sewing machine and its use
-
Types of stitches according to materials
- The
sewing machine
-
Working and adjustment belt tension, repair and lubrication
-
Peddling
- Family welfare
|
4 |
-
Button holding
-
Terms used in tailoring
- Measurements, cutting out,
making up and fitting body rise and width
|
Types
of buttons
-
Stitches used
-
Tailoring
-
Tailor
-
Tailored
-
Tailor – made
-
Tailor – piece
-
Taint
- How
to read and use tape measure
-
Where to begin measurements according to the required garments
- Stock, color and neck band
sizes |
5 |
Measurements, cutting out,
trimming, marking up and fitting |
-
Collar styles
-
Stock chest
- Waist size
|
6 |
Garments making and materials |
-
Girls uniform
-
Dress
-
Skirts
-
Blouse
-
Baby dress
-
Adult/men’s trouser all types
-
Women’s overall and apron all types
-
Fashion and types
- Commercial entrepreneurship
|
7 |
Garments making and material |
-
Girls uniform
- Dress
- Skirts
- Blouse
- Baby dress
-
Adult/men’s trouser all types
-
Women’s overall and apron all types
- Fashion and types
|
8 |
Garments making and material |
Continues |
9 |
Garments making and materials |
- Ditto continues |
COURSE/CURRICULUM
FOR TAILORING AND GARMENTS CUTTING
WK No |
Practical Training |
HR |
Technology & science |
HR |
Technical Drawing |
HR |
Applied Mathematics or
calculations |
HR |
HR |
1 & 2 |
Orientation and introduction of
common tools and workshop rules |
56 |
-
development of an idea of tailoring
- types
of tools
- care
of tools/stores
- Types
of sewing machines and its operations
- Parts
of a machine and their functions
- Types
and size of needles, threads and buttons
-
Commercial entrepreneurship
|
12
4 |
Introduction of tools used in
technical drawing |
4 |
Measurements |
4 |
80 |
3 & 4 |
Introduction to hand sewing |
56 |
- Types
of threads their size and application
- Types
of stitches
-
Materials used
- Hand
tools
- Population |
12
4 |
Patterns in relation to drawing |
2 |
Measurements |
4 |
80 |
5 |
Introduction to sewing or peddling |
24 |
-
Introduction to elementary sewing machine and its use
- Types
of stitches according to materials
- The
sewing machine
-
Working and adjustment belt tension, repair and lubrication
-
Peddling
- Family welfare |
6
4 |
Drawing some parts of sewing
machine |
2 |
Introduction to electric metric
system units |
4 |
40 |
6 |
Button
holding
Terms
used in tailoring
Measurements, cutting out, making
up and fitting body rise and width |
20 |
- Types
of buttons
-
Stitches used
-
Tailoring
-
Tailor
-
Tailored
-
Tailor – made
-
Tailor – piece
- Taint
- How
to read and use tape measure
- Where
to begin measurements according to the required garments
-
Stock, color and neck band sizes
- HIV / AIDS |
2
2 |
Do |
4 |
Do |
4 |
40 |
7 |
Measurements, cutting out,
trimming, marking up and fitting |
28 |
-
Collar styles
- Stock
chest
- Waist
size
- Commercial entrepreneurship
skills |
6
4 |
Drawing patterns and garments |
2 |
Estimates of material required for
a particular garment |
4 |
40 |
8 |
Garments making and materials |
28 |
- Girls
uniform
-
Dress
-
Skirts
-
Blouse
-
Baby dress
-
Adult/men’s trouser all types
-
Women’s overall and apron all types
-
Fashion and types
- Commercial entrepreneurship |
6
4 |
do |
2 |
Estimates of materials required
for a particular garments |
4 |
40 |
9 |
Garments making and material |
28 |
-
Cutting
- Population |
6
4 |
Do |
2 |
Costing of finished products |
4 |
44 |
10 |
Garments making and materials |
28 |
- Ditto
continues
- family welfare |
6
4 |
Application of pattern to flowered
or figured materials |
2 |
Cost of finished products |
4 |
44 |
11 |
Revision and test |
28 |
Revision
of earlier work covered
HIV/AIDS |
6
4 |
Revision of earlier work |
2 |
Revision and test |
4 |
44 |
12 |
Exams |
28 |
|
6 |
Exams |
2 |
|
4 |
40 |
3. Overall budget, local inputs, anticipated income, outside assistance needs for starting up
[text to come]
4. Assistance package
This table sets out the package of assistance with which we would like support from outside organisations and individuals. You will see that this is very basic, it is a start point... we can learn, adjust, improve, starting this way.
Funds specified in Uganda Shillings - Nyalebbe is isolated from the rest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, trade is with Uganda.
Please write to Vince if you can help.
S/N |
Item description |
Unit
|
Quantity
|
Unit
cost
Uganda
Shilling
[UGX] |
Unit
cost
US D |
Amount
Ug X |
Amount
US D |
1 |
Sewing machines |
Pcs |
5 |
250,000 |
162.3 |
1,250,000 |
811.5 |
2 |
Cutting Scissors |
Pcs |
10 |
9500 |
6.16 |
95,000 |
62 |
3 |
Curve |
Pcs |
5 |
7000 |
4.54 |
35,000 |
22 |
4 |
Tape measure |
Pcs |
4 |
10,000 |
6.4 |
40,000 |
26 |
5 |
Thread |
Box |
35 |
3500 |
2.27 |
122,500 |
79 |
6 |
Sewing Needles (16 & 19) |
Packet |
35 |
2000 |
1.29 |
70,000 |
45 |
7 |
Training Tutors |
Month |
6 |
100,000 |
51.14 |
1,200,000 |
613.68 |
8 |
Lubricating oil |
Bottles |
50 |
1500 |
1 |
75,000 |
50 |
9 |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
2,887,500 |
1709.18 |
We have made a start – a donation from the outside for a sewing machine, reported here... and we are making contributions ourselves, to get the machine to work straight away!

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