2020

Martha, as she likes to be called, is 26 years old. After finishing secondary school, she learned to be a tailor and knew she wanted to become a fashion designer. After attending a fashion design course at Aurora she started to do different jobs for Aurora´s staff, and when COVID hit, she was hired to make 2000 masks that Aurora donated to its partners. Following successful cooperation she became part of the Sweet Salone project by making masks. She says it has helped her a lot financially to start working with Aurora. She can now save to buy equipment needed for her tailoring and fashion business. Through Aurora, she has also greatly impacted her knowledge about entrepreneurship and how to run her company Tian´s Closet. She is very grateful to have crossed paths with Aurora.

Masah is married and a mother of four children. She has a very lively presence and, with her business skills and creativity, you would never guess she had not attended school as a kid. She says she has learned a lot of new skills cooperating with Aurora in the Sweet Salone project. And financially, she has greatly benefitted as she can save some of the money she receives for the work and takes care of the family. She is delighted to be part of the group that works with Aurora under the Sweet Salone project.

42 year old Mohamed is married with three kids. He finished primary education but has since mainly worked on his farm as well as doing basket weaving, which he has really mastered. He is one of the lead weavers in Brama town. He is hugely grateful for all the work Aurora has given him and the team as he has been able to finance his farming project, which is ongoing successfully. He is also able to send all his kids to school and take of his family. He is also grateful for the training he has received through the project and says he has learned to make new designs and expand their products from only making their products in their old fashioned way.