{"id":7564,"date":"2024-10-16T01:31:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T01:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simn-global.org\/centros-scalabrinianos\/?p=7564"},"modified":"2024-10-31T01:43:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T01:43:32","slug":"the-opening-of-the-skills-centre-and-initial-of-the-first-scalabrini-social-project-in-nyumanzi-settlement-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simn-global.org\/centros-scalabrinianos\/2024\/10\/16\/the-opening-of-the-skills-centre-and-initial-of-the-first-scalabrini-social-project-in-nyumanzi-settlement-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"The Opening\u00a0 of the Skills Centre and Initial of the First Scalabrini Social Project In Nyumanzi Settlement, Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 22nd June 2024, the Scalabrinian missionaries in Uganda embarked on a journey of inspiration as their Centre for skills training in Nyumanzi refugee settlement was officially opened, and the first ever social project in Uganda was launched. Fr Leonir Chiarello, Superior General of the Congregation of the missionary of St Charles \u2013 Scalabrinians presided over the opening ceremony and the blessing of the Centre. During the opening and launching ceremony, there was the presence of various stakeholders: the leadership of both local and refugee, religious men and women, our dear refugees\u2019 brothers and sisters, and some representative from the Diocese of Arua. Fr Chiarello in his speech, on one hand, expressed gratitude to the Scalabrinian missionaries in Uganda for this initiative, which is align with the vision of the Congregation in accompanying the refugees toward integration, through empowerment programs, and the other hand, urge the refugees to take advantage of this opportunity that the Congregation is offering them on their doorstep. He thinks that the initiative, will make a tangible impact on the lives of beneficiaries. Then the refugee chairperson of Nyumanzi settlement, expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Scalabrinian missionaries for conceiving and implementing this transformative initiative. He emphasized that it will serve as a lifeline for the refugee women, offering hope where prospects were once limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Centre named after our founder, St John Baptist Scalabrini, will offer some skills training to the refugees who are in Nyumanzi refugee settlement. The first project that is offered is fashion and design for the single refugee mothers with children, funded by Raskob Foundation, with the help of Scalabrini internation Migration Network (SIMN). Why this target group of refugees? Because single refugee mothers in the settlement context are bearing the cost of the lives of their children and of their families as a whole. They are breadwinners because of the absence of their husbands. They toil the small allocated fields but with little yield that cannot sustain the family throughout the year in terms food security. Furthermore, Refugee women lack of skills has long been a critical concern in the refugee settlement of Nyumanzi, despite ongoing interventions led by some organisations, skilling the refugee women project aligns seamlessly with the vision of Ugandan Office of the Prime Minister (the office in charge of the refugees in the Country). The core objectives of the project implemented are unequivocal: to empower vulnerable single refugee mothers with children, particularly those heading families and breadwinners, with skills that foster self- reliance, employability, and most notably, wealth generation.

The journey since inception has been nothing short of extraordinary, with the first group of 20 single refugee mothers enrolled in the program of fashion and design. Their newfound confidence and determination are evident upon selected. They are ready to acquire the skills in fashion and design and are confident that the skills will enable them to provide for themselves and their families. For that reason, just in a month and half of the training, the trainees are able to make both a plan and pleated skirts, and a blouse.

The resounding progress obtained so far since the implementation of the project can be attributed to a meticulously crafted methodology. Scalabrini Centre of Nyumanzi refugee settlement is fully equipped with every type of sewing machine and materials for the skills training, and also staffed with qualified instructors who provide comprehensive training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The fashion and design training course is structured as a six-month based program, culminating in certification through the internal examination by the instructors, this opens doors even to formal employment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skills training stands as a beacon of hope, offering a lifeline to single refugee mothers who have grappled with limited opportunities by the fact of being a woman in their culture. Thus, by empowering them with practical skills, it not only enhances their self-reliance but also contributes significantly to positive self-esteem.
What is perhaps even more inspiring is the diverse background of the trainees. Some have overcome challenging pasts, having crossed the bush alone with children on their backs, or seen their husband killed in a cold blood. However, this skill program has given them an opportunity through psychosocial accompaniment to work on themselves in order to create that resilience in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The skills training at Scalabrini Centre for single refugee mothers, is not merely a program; it is a testament to the transformational power of skills development. Because it offers an extensive array of opportunities to the beneficiaries, ranging from English language and entrepreneurship to psychosocial accompaniment. It exemplifies the potential to change individual destinies and, by extension, the trajectory of our dear refugee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr John Kawisha, cs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Apertura del Centro de Habilidades e Inicio del Primer Proyecto Social Scalabrini en el Asentamiento de Nyumanzi, Uganda<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

El 22 de junio de 2024, los misioneros Scalabrinianos en Uganda emprendieron un viaje de inspiraci\u00f3n con la inauguraci\u00f3n oficial de su Centro de formaci\u00f3n profesional en el asentamiento de refugiados de Nyumanzi, y el lanzamiento del primer proyecto social en Uganda. El padre Leonir Chiarello, Superior General de la Congregaci\u00f3n de los Misioneros de San Carlos \u2013 Scalabrinianos, presidi\u00f3 la ceremonia de apertura y la bendici\u00f3n del Centro. Durante la ceremonia de apertura y lanzamiento, estuvieron presentes varias partes interesadas: los l\u00edderes locales y refugiados, religiosos y religiosas, nuestros queridos hermanos y hermanas refugiados y algunos representantes de la Di\u00f3cesis de Arua. El padre Chiarello en su discurso, por un lado, expres\u00f3 su gratitud a los misioneros Scalabrinianos en Uganda por esta iniciativa, que est\u00e1 en l\u00ednea con la visi\u00f3n de la Congregaci\u00f3n de acompa\u00f1ar a los refugiados hacia la integraci\u00f3n, a trav\u00e9s de programas de empoderamiento, y por otro lado, inst\u00f3 a los refugiados a aprovechar esta oportunidad que la Congregaci\u00f3n les ofrece en su puerta. El presidente del grupo de refugiados de Nyumanzi, que considera que la iniciativa tendr\u00e1 un impacto tangible en la vida de los beneficiarios, expres\u00f3 su sincero agradecimiento a los misioneros scalabrinianos por haber concebido e implementado esta iniciativa transformadora. Subray\u00f3 que servir\u00e1 como un salvavidas para las mujeres refugiadas, ofreciendo esperanza donde antes las perspectivas eran limitadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El Centro, que lleva el nombre de nuestro fundador, San Juan Bautista Scalabrini, ofrecer\u00e1 formaci\u00f3n a los refugiados que se encuentran en el asentamiento de refugiados de Nyumanzi. El primer proyecto que se ofrece es de moda y dise\u00f1o para las madres refugiadas solteras con hijos, financiado por la Fundaci\u00f3n Raskob, con la ayuda de la Red Internacional de Migraci\u00f3n Scalabrini (SIMN). \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 este grupo objetivo de refugiados? Porque las madres refugiadas solteras en el contexto del asentamiento soportan el coste de las vidas de sus hijos y de sus familias en su conjunto. Son el sost\u00e9n de la familia debido a la ausencia de sus maridos. Trabajan en los peque\u00f1os campos asignados pero con poco rendimiento que no puede sostener a la familia durante todo el a\u00f1o en t\u00e9rminos de seguridad alimentaria. Adem\u00e1s, la falta de habilidades de las mujeres refugiadas ha sido durante mucho tiempo una preocupaci\u00f3n cr\u00edtica en el asentamiento de refugiados de Nyumanzi, a pesar de las intervenciones en curso dirigidas por algunas organizaciones, el proyecto de capacitaci\u00f3n de las mujeres refugiadas se alinea perfectamente con la visi\u00f3n de la Oficina del Primer Ministro de Uganda (la oficina a cargo de los refugiados en el pa\u00eds). Los objetivos principales del proyecto implementado son inequ\u00edvocos: empoderar a las madres refugiadas solteras vulnerables con hijos, en particular a las que son cabeza de familia y sustentadoras de familia, con habilidades que fomenten la autosuficiencia, la empleabilidad y, m\u00e1s notablemente, la generaci\u00f3n de riqueza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El recorrido desde el inicio ha sido extraordinario, con el primer grupo de 20 madres refugiadas solteras inscritas en el programa de moda y dise\u00f1o. Su nueva confianza y determinaci\u00f3n son evidentes al ser seleccionadas. Est\u00e1n listas para adquirir las habilidades en moda y dise\u00f1o y conf\u00edan en que las habilidades les permitir\u00e1n mantenerse a s\u00ed mismas y a sus familias. Por esa raz\u00f3n, en solo un mes y medio de capacitaci\u00f3n, las aprendices son capaces de confeccionar tanto una falda plisada como una blusa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los notables avances obtenidos hasta ahora desde la implementaci\u00f3n del proyecto se pueden atribuir a una metodolog\u00eda minuciosamente elaborada. El Centro Scalabrini del asentamiento de refugiados de Nyumanzi est\u00e1 completamente equipado con todo tipo de m\u00e1quinas de coser y materiales para la capacitaci\u00f3n de habilidades, y tambi\u00e9n cuenta con instructores calificados que brindan una capacitaci\u00f3n integral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

El curso de formaci\u00f3n en moda y dise\u00f1o est\u00e1 estructurado como un programa de seis meses que culmina con la certificaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de un examen interno por parte de los instructores, lo que abre las puertas incluso a oportunidades de empleo formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La formaci\u00f3n en habilidades es un faro de esperanza, ofreciendo un salvavidas a las madres solteras refugiadas que han tenido que lidiar con oportunidades limitadas por el hecho de ser mujer en su cultura. Por lo tanto, al empoderarlas con habilidades pr\u00e1cticas, no solo mejora su autosuficiencia sino que tambi\u00e9n contribuye significativamente a una autoestima positiva.
Lo que es quiz\u00e1s a\u00fan m\u00e1s inspirador es la diversidad de antecedentes de las aprendices. Algunas han superado pasados \u200b\u200bdif\u00edciles, habiendo cruzado el bosque solas con ni\u00f1os a sus espaldas o habiendo visto a su marido asesinado a sangre fr\u00eda. Sin embargo, este programa de habilidades les ha dado una oportunidad a trav\u00e9s del acompa\u00f1amiento psicosocial para trabajar en s\u00ed mismas con el fin de crear esa resiliencia en ellas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La formaci\u00f3n en habilidades en el Centro Scalabrini para madres solteras refugiadas, no es simplemente un programa; es un testimonio del poder transformador del desarrollo de habilidades. Porque ofrece una amplia gama de oportunidades a los beneficiarios, que van desde el aprendizaje del ingl\u00e9s y el emprendimiento hasta el acompa\u00f1amiento psicosocial. Es un ejemplo del potencial que tiene para cambiar los destinos individuales y, por extensi\u00f3n, la trayectoria de nuestro querido refugiado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Padre John Kawisha, cs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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