The Maison Dorcas is a development project created in 1995 to
provide employment and training for women in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
They learn sewing, crafts, and small business management skills.
For most of the fourteen members, this is their first job, and they are
learning to be disciplined and reliable in their work, and are realizing
that they are capable and intelligent. They are encouraged to manage
their part of the production process, and to come up with ideas for
new products and for improving current products. Some have
participated in math and literacy classes, and some are learning to
use the computer
and do accounting. They are proud to display their
products at local sales and shows, where clients are
attracted by the quality and variety of their work. In 2008,
our sales were over $35,000. We have many friends in
the US, Europe and other African countries who sell our products.
The project is sponsored by SIM (Serving in Mission), an
inter-denominational mission that has worked in West
Africa for over 100 years. SIM is best known in Abidjan for
its sponsorship of the radio station Fréquence Vie
(89.4 FM).
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