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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 86008, member: 27"]
From a shoestring start in Zomba, a skills project snowballed into village-level job escape hatches across Malawi.

Origins and reach
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[*]James Kajawo sparked One For All Organization Technical College in Zomba.
[*]Began as a tight-budget answer to joblessness.
[*]Expanded into 223 villages nationwide.
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Training and credentials
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[*]The college turned out over 850 skilled youths.
[*]Taught Fashion Design, Electrical Installation, Plumbing, and Welding.
[*]Added Video Production to chase digital work.
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Tools for self-employment
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[*]Between 2020 and 2024, 350 fashion trainees finished.
[*]Each walked away with a new sewing machine.
[*]Immediate income paths replaced waiting for jobs.
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Funding and allies
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[*]Early courses ran free, bankrolled personally.
[*]The belief held that money should not block skills.
[*]Faiza Aboo AQSA backed materials for 350 youths.
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Message to young people
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[*]Dropouts were urged to value vocational routes.
[*]Formal jobs were not treated as the only prize.
[*]Skill-building is pitched as control over the future.
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