Mthunzi Training Centre
This facility provides an opportunity for children from both Mthunzi Centre and the surrounding neighborhood to learn a trade and sit for an examination that will earn them a relevant certificate or diploma.
It offers formal training – with examinations - training in carpentry and tailoring, and informal training in auto mechanics and agriculture
It offers formal training – with examinations - training in carpentry and tailoring, and informal training in auto mechanics and agriculture
This project was completed at the end of 2005. Three workshops – one each for auto mechanics, wood carpentry and farming - have been built and are equipped with the tools of the trade.
Children from Mthunzi, as well as young people from the Centre’s immediate neighborhood, have the opportunity to learn a trade and ultimately sit a trade test from the Examination Council of Zambia, which enables them obtain the relevant certificate or diploma.
The project was sponsored by Regione Lombardia, the local government of the Lombardy region in Italy.