47 Women trained in basic sewing skills

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Madang, Papua New Guinea

47 women graduate in basic sewing on April 1, 2022
at Tarak Village, Ward 3, Karkar LLG, 
Sumkar Districk, Madang Province, 
Papua New Guinea.

By WENCESLAUS MAGUN

47 women from Sumkar District, Madang Province graduated from a weeklong basic sewing training at Tarak village on Karkar Island, Madang Province on Friday 1 April, 2022.  The training started on Monday 28 March and ended on Friday.

These 47 participants learned both theory and practical skills in:

• Sewing machine parts;

• Materials & equipment;

• ‘Meri’ blouse standard measurement;

• Steps to cut different parts of a ‘meri’ blouse fabric;

• ‘Meri’ blouse design and pattern measurement;

• Join fabrics of different parts of a ‘meri’ blouse; and

• Steps to sew different parts of a ‘meri’ blouse.

This basic sewing training was funded by Global Greengrants Fund (GGF) through Mas Kagin Tapani Association Inc. or MAKATA. Mas Kagin Tapani means Sea Guardians in the local Bel and Takia languages in Madang.

Trainer Jennifer Lualu was happy to see graduands wearing their ‘meri’ blouses to graduate.

Maryanne Duke from Kaul 3 receiving her
Certificate in Basic Sewing skills
from Ward 3 Village Court Magistrate
Mr. Max Nango.

The graduation was witnessed by Hon. Michael Uris, Ward Member for Ward 33, Hon. Bager Wam, Ward Member for Ward 14, and Hon. Spencer Philip, Ward Member for Ward 5 from Karkar Local Level Government (LLG), Ward 3 Village Court Magistrate Mr. Max Nango, Rev. Alex Siwet, clan elders, parents and relatives of the graduants, and villagers from Tarak, Sigentika, Apare and other neighbouring villages on Karkar Island.

Speaking on behalf of the Ward Members and their respective Wards in Karkar LLG, Hon. Michael Uris thanked the founder and director for MAKATA, Mr. Wenceslaus Magun for bringing this Sewing Training to Tarak and for engaging Jennifer Lualu to teach the women to sew.

He further extended his deepest gratitude to Global Greengrands Fund (GGF) for funding this training,

Hon. Uris said he hope the Karkar LLG will rollout this training to all their 33 Wards on the Island.

He encouraged the graduands to put to good use the knowledge and skills they have acquired from this training and to build the capacity of more girls and women in their respective communities to sew and make a living.

Participants came from Murukanam and Dibor villages in Ward 3, Tokain and Yadigam villages in Ward 5, Sarang in Ward 8 and Megiar village in Ward 12 in the Sumgilbar LLG, and on Karkar Island's Karkar LLG participants came from Sigentika, Apare and Tarak in Ward 3, Ngor and Mapor in Ward 14, Kaul 3 and Kaul 4 in Ward 13, and Keng and Mater in Ward 33.  Observers came from Langlang, Bangme and neighboring villages. 

Mrs. Marion Yat thanks trainer Jennifer Lualu,
funder Global Greengrants and MAKATA
for training the participants to sew using
manual sewing machine at Tarak Village
on Karkar Island.

Marion Yat, one of the participants from Tokain village, Sumgilbar LLG, Sumkar District thanked Ms. Lualu for imparting the sewing knowledge and skills to her.  She further thanked Global Greengrants Fund for funding this training and for MAKATA to facilitate this training and for issuing sewing machines, equipment and materials to all the participants.

 “I now know how to sew using a manual sewing machine.  I will return home and teach other girls and women in my community to sew.  We will use this know knowledge and skills and the sewing machine, its equipment and materials to sew our meri blouses and sell to make a living.  Moreover, we will also mend our families’s clothes and use,” said Mrs. Marion.