• Leticia is a garment maker from Gishondori Village in southwestern Uganda. She runs a business where sells clothing she creates, fabric and yarn. She sells secondhand shoes and scholastic materials. She also offers training to girls and young women.

Gishondori, Kisoro District, Uganda
Organisation : Kisoro District, Uganda

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$150.00 of $900.00 goal

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About The Project

$900 needed to purchase an industrial knitting machine
$140 contributed by Leticia towards her project

With an initial investment Letica bought materials in larger quantities that saved her money and will increase her profit margin. She bought yarn, to make sweaters that will appeal to a wider ranges of buyers, kitenge fabric and thread. With future investments she would like to buy two knitting machines and one more sewing machine that will enable her to increase her training services to young women and girls. Future plans for her business is to relocate to a trading center. As her business income increases she will be able to send her children to good schools, afford health care, and improve their housing.



Paying it Forward

Letica is strong advocate for gender equality. Her goal is to empower their daughters and other females through education. She offers knitting and sewing training to young women and girls. She has trained 18 young women and girls.

Backstory

Letica and her husband have 10 children, the two youngest are not in school They also take of 2 children of relatives. Her husband works for a community organization and sells agricultural products. They have a long range goal of developing their small farm into an agritourism site and building a larger home. One of the greatest challenges is that the infrastructure (roads, electricity and water) need improvement throughout the rural communities in the Kisoro District. Letica is a voice for positive change for these communities. She would like to see village information centers that offer: job training, accessibility to information technologies, and conservation and environment education. Above all, she would like to see her community practice inclusion of all people.

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Location Information

  • Location : Gishondori, Kisoro District, Uganda
  • Formatted Address : Gishondori, Uganda
  • City : Gishondori
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  • Country : Uganda

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  • Created By : Mark Newland
  • Published On : Sep 17, 2021, 10:09 AM
  • Funding Ends : Dec 31, 1969, 4:00 PM
  • Category : Sewing
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  • Description : Letica and her husband have 10 children, the two youngest are not in school They also take of 2 children of relatives. Her husband works for a community organization and sells agricultural products. They have a long range goal of developing their small farm into an agritourism site and...  more

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  • Mark Newland
    Mark Newland has removed MA Newland from Marantha Enterprise admins list.

    Goal Amount : $900.00

  • MA Newland
    MA Newland is following project: Marantha Enterprise.

    Goal Amount : $900.00

  • David Woosley
    David Woosley is following project: Marantha Enterprise.

    Goal Amount : $900.00

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