There are no large retail chains in Sierra Leone. Everyone must choose between buying used clothing donated by foreign charities and sold in the local markets, or having their clothes made by a tailor. Persons with disabilities can make a living as tailors, as long as they can see and use their hands. Our Skill Training in Tailoring Program is one of three subjects, along with Computer Technology and Welding, that we offer for free to disabled or impoverished youths, as well as to others who can afford to pay tuition. All of this happens in a room built next to a used container, at the Africa Surgery base in Freetown.
We currently have over 30 youths being trained in Tailoring, including one with a spinal injury, one hearing impaired, and two victims of albinism. We will soon add one or more epilepsy patients.
