Friday, 18 September 2026.
For five days, 49 women and out-of-school girls gathered at the Tadala abc Literacy & Skills Development Center for an intensive entrepreneurship and product-making training.
MATCH Foundation facilitated the training from 14-18 September 2026, in collaboration with Karl G Investments.
The participants learned how to make everyday products including bathing soap, dish-washing liquid, washing powder, glycerin, petroleum jelly, shampoo and candles.
Each new skill opened another possibility; a small business, an income, or a way to contribute more confidently to their families livelihoods.
“These skills can help women venture into businesses and support their families,” said beneficiary Maria Martin.
According to the Project’s Assistant, Tiyanjane Msyamboza, the initiative is designed to equip vulnerable women and out-of-school girls with practical, income-generating skills.
The development will enable them to pursue economic opportunities, establish businesses and strengthen self-reliance within their communities.
Although MATCH Foundation’s work is centered on children and young people, the organization recognizes that children thrive when the families and communities around them are also strengthened.
Through the Literacy & Skills Development project, mothers and out-of-school girls are being equipped with practical skills that can create pathways to greater economic independence.
This training builds on a July program where the same group of women learned briquette making. Next quarter, the project will introduce the women to tailoring, adding another practical skill and potential business pathway.
The goal is not to tell women which business to pursue, but to give them choices and skills they can turn into small enterprises based on their interests, resources and opportunities.
MATCH Foundation implements the Tadala abc Literacy & Skills Development project with funding from the Australian Government through the Direct Aid Program (DAP).