Sewing Program
Traditionally, only men have been allowed to operate machinery. The job of the women has been to take care of the family and sew for them by hand. With a sewing machine and training, an Indigenous woman can better tend to the needs of her family, as well as have a marketable skill to help with the family income.
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What the Sewing Program does
Mayan Families brings used sewing machines, training classes, and class materials to the
poor communities. We have a skilled full time instructor on staff and a backlog of people waiting to get into new classes.
New students are chosen through a lottery system. Classes are made available based on donations which pay for machines and
materials. We hold regular classes at our headquarters and in villages which have electricity. This Program has had
wonderful success. Graduates now use machines to sew traditional clothing, purses, blouses, shorts, and other valued items.
How You Can Help a Person Learn to Sew
A contribution of $65 will enable someone to improve their life by learning to use a sewing machine.
Please select the Contribute button. All contributions of any amount are gratefully accepted and will be used only for
this Program.
Most Recent Headlines for the Sewing Program
| San Jorge Graduation (04/18/2008 08:52 AM) |
| Another Class of Graduates (04/11/2008 03:40 PM) |
