Support Street Children and Mothers
Date project was established - 2007
Location - Kirkose Sub-City, Addis Ababa Ethiopia
Local Partner - Support Street Children and Mothers
Benefits to the community - Hope. Vocational training for members of the community in: wood working, metal working, and hairdressing. Community accessible library.
Project Description - Support Street Children and Mothers (SSCM) aims to provide 40 disadvantaged young men and women with vocational training each year in one of three different areas: wood working, metal working, and hair dressing.
Students attend the SSCM Center during the week for nine months of classroom training and end with one month of practicum training at a job site, outside of the Center. Each successful student earns a certificate of trade approved by the Ethiopian Government. The project incorporates small business training to help improve the quality of education offered to the students.
Project Successes - SSCM has close to 100% placement for its students once they graduate with their certificate. Many young men and women have lined up jobs before they are even finished school. Canadian Humanitarian recently hired the welders at SSCM to build a metal shower frame and wash basin stand for the Kid's Hope Gullele program. Linkages continue to be made between our project partners.