23 women graduate as seamstresses through WIIN programme

The seamstresses with Minister of Human Services,  Dr Vindhya Persaud
The seamstresses with Minister of Human Services, Dr Vindhya Persaud

As part of government’s initiative to offer life skills to every citizen, 23 women, 18 of whom are unemployed, have been successfully trained in garment construction through the Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) from Sophia, Region Four, and are the second batch of trained seamstresses who will now become entrepreneurs.

This was announced on Tuesday in a release from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security (MoHSSS), which added that in addition to learning garment construction, the women were educated on business development and creating their business plan, through the Ministry.