Young people get a chance to learn to work with their hands for a better life
Toekomsventer takes in various students every year to help them become fashion designers and woodworkers, allowing them to carve out their own path in this country.
A number of young men and women who have been unable to find any work during these uncertain times have decided to join the Toekomsvenster non-profit organisation in the hope of learning new skills that they can use to care for themselves.
This marks the third year that Toekomsvenster will be running a project where they take in young people who have completed their matric, to teach them how to sew and do woodwork. These journeyman skills will allow the students to create products that they could sell themselves, or prepare them for work in one of these industries.
Currently, the woodworking students, who craft beautiful furniture and other home items, sell some of their products at the market and auction near the Krugersdorp Game Reserve on Saturdays, and they are doing very well for themselves.
The seamstresses are creating beautiful handbags, dresses, and Palesa Phadi even made a cute little overall for her one-year-old son.
Toekomsvenster has recently moved to the West Rand Association for the Physically Disabled’s premises, where they have a few workshop spaces available and the wide open ground to work in. The organisation is also currently busy with many other projects, but will continue to take in students to teach them how to work with their hands.
