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1st Monthly Report of the
Design and Tailoring Project of the Returnees’ Women
in Luena, Moxico Province, Angola
July, 2007

Project: Design and Tailoring Project (DTP)

Target: Returnees’ Women in Luena, Moxico Province, Angola

Implementing organization: PAEVT

Month of the Report: July, 2007

Project Director: Malichi Godwin


Project Definition
The purpose of the project is to provide the women returnees in poor living conditions with design and tailoring skills. It is hoped that upon completion of the six-month course in design and tailoring, the women will be skilled to produce their own clothes so that they will have survival skills of acquiring cash income to support themselves and their family members.

Main events
Month
What we did
What we did not do
Comments

18/05/07
Receipt of the 3000USD from AAR Japan


18/05/07
Purchase of the first 5 sewing machines


May, 2007
Preparation of the admission forms for the students

Publicity of the admission forms through churches

Distribution of the admission forms to the students


Announcement of the tentative opening date of the course
The tentative date was 28th May, 2007. It did not work out because the supplier of the sewing machines delayed in bringing them from Luanda until mid of June, 2007. This delayed in the opening of the course.

May, 2007
Meeting with the Executive members of PAEVT


Accomplishments

1. Ten sewing machines have been bought. They have been assembled and serviced by the technician, and they have been placed in the classroom. The students are using them for the intended purpose.
2. The design and tailoring course finally opened on 25th June, 2007
3. Our estimated number of women for the first six month training was 14. However, 20 women have been enrolled and they are actively training at our Centre. There are two classes: One in the morning and the other in the afternoon. See the attached Registers.
4. The summary of the expenditures are as follows:
   
   
   Amount received: 3000USD
   Actual expended to date: 3,500 USD
   Current balance: -500
   Estimated cost to complete: 7,000USD
   
   Variance: ?
   
   
   Documents
   The curriculum for the design and tailoring course was drawn by the two instructors. See the attachment.
   
   Management Related issues
5. The design and tailoring course is being offered by two women: Veronica Chikomo and Cleonice Vilinga Albano.
6. Each student has a file, which gives details about the student.
7. We are encouraging students to submit their passport size photos so that we can prepare their student IDs. There is positive response.
8. Due to the recent loss and fluctuation of purchasing power of the US Dollar, our estimated budget for this project has been affected. For example, we budgeted for 190USD for one sewing machine and for 15 of them would cost 2,850 USD, but on the contrary, based on the reason mentioned, we have bought the sewing machines for 250USD, requiring 3,750 USD for 15 of them (the difference of 900USD). This means that our cost to complete the project will be affected because; it then means that other material for the course will not be bought (See the attached original budget). In order to complete the project, we would need a difference of 2,400 USD. However, discussions are going on within PAEVT to see the possibilities to cover this amount. The results of this discussion will be reflected in the next report.
   
   
   Malichi Godwin
   PAEVT Director
   Luena, Moxico, Angola
   paevt@yahoo.com or malichi2005@yahoo.com