MOTHERS FROM SOUP KITCHENS ARE BEING TRAINED IN FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY FOR DEVELOPING THEIR OWN BUSINESS

MIMDES undertakes productive workshops in the framework of proposed activities in APEC events

About 80 mothers from kitchen soups from Southern Edge in Lima are being free trained in productive workshops with a market approach. It is undertaken by Ministry of Women and Social Development to integrate them in productive activities in order to create their own business.

These productive workshops have technical support from MIMDES and KONÉ specialists. They are undertaken in the framework of proposed activities in APEC events

Based on successful experiences from years before with Ministry of Production, this has identified KONÉ, a shoe wear factory dedicated to make shoes for children which production is sold at national and international level and which main markets are United States and Spain, to undertake this project with MIMDES.

 “Thanks to a big order for Spain, 23 thousand of pairs of shoes, our company needs the task force of 80 women. As we had a good experience with women from soup kitchens, we have returned. Their work has good quality so we are obliged to count on them” said entrepreneur Ernesto San Roman, owner of the footwear factory.

Productive workshops project, was launched in November. This is one of the priorities of Minister Carmen Vildoso for promoting women’s quality of life for building not only their business capacity. They also will take part of programs Ministry has been promoting for them.

Women are taking active part of it because they have the possibility of learning and earning extra money. The first meeting was in Familias Unidas Soup kitchen at San Juan de Miraflores with women of 18 to 67 years old.

Adriana Sipan is a good example of it. She is one of the eldest participants in the group and one of the liveliest participants. “I eagerly want to learn something new and overall I also can teach something to my partners from other soup kitchens” said Adriana.

“If a group has a good organization, a leader, a manager, a seller, and many skilled hands, many big things could be done. An example of this was the group of women from Villa El Salvador “las chamberitas”. They have even formalized and established their own workshop. Unfortunately, their leader died, but their example must serve as a guide for these women to look at this with vision for a future business” finished Ernest San Roman.

november 26, 2008