One day, en
route back from our distribution, the Team paid an interesting visit in La Paz,
Comayagua to see where the white tee shirts and navy shorts were sewn for our
2019 distribution in Honduras.
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This small-scale cottage industry has grown as a result of SCAW orders over the years. The
owner, who was first able to buy herself one sewing machine, now owns 8 modern
machines and is able to give employment to 20 families, many of which include single moms.
Here is the owner
of this enterprise
The Team watched in fascination a
demonstration of a pre-cut tee shirt actually being made, (using no pins)!!
The process took a total of 3 minutes and 45
seconds from start to final completion. At the same time another lady was
making a pair of shorts. Both articles were well made, using good quality
material.
The
employees are paid 250 Lempira (0.041Lempira to 1
US dollar) each day for 200 tee shirts and 5 Lempiras for each pair of shorts.
It took a
total of 2 months, 5 days to complete the SCAW order of 7000 shorts and tees for
the bed kits. It is wonderful that 20 local families also had employment -- a
side benefit that results from the generosity of our donors. It's a win/win
situation for the children and this cottage industry.
Joy
Squire-Smith
Team
Honduras 2019
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