DELTA Corporation Limited has handed over a US$10,000 tailoring project to the Child Care Centre in Harare South, with the initiative expected to equip beneficiaries with practical skills while creating pathways into employment and entrepreneurship.
The project, officially handed over on Wednesday, forms part of Delta’s community investment programmes aimed at promoting skills development, economic inclusion and sustainable livelihoods.
The tailoring programme currently has 15 students, with a total of 60 beneficiaries expected to be trained this year. Two graduates have already secured employment, while another trainee is on attachment and one continues with classroom instruction. A caregiver is also supporting the beneficiaries’ development.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Delta Corporation General Manager for Corporate Affairs Patricia Murambinda said the project was about creating opportunities for beneficiaries to become economically independent.
“Today, we are not simply handing over a tailoring project. We are handing over possibility — the possibility to learn, to work, to earn, to create and, ultimately, to stand independently,” Murambinda said.
She said the initiative brings together education, employment, entrepreneurship and social inclusion by giving beneficiaries practical skills that can support income generation.
The training covers garment design, measurement, cutting, sewing, finishing, quality control and customer service, with beneficiaries able to produce clothing, school uniforms, protective garments and household textile products.
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Murambinda urged the project leadership and beneficiaries to prioritise equipment maintenance, product quality, continuous learning, market development and accountability.
“The success of this project will not ultimately be measured by the handover ceremony, but by what we see six months, one year and three years from now,” she said.
Delta encouraged the centre to establish relationships with schools, companies, institutions, community groups and individual customers to create a sustainable market for its products.
The company also called for proper records to be kept on training, production, orders, income, operating costs, equipment maintenance and beneficiary outcomes to help track the project’s progress.
Murambinda congratulated the two graduates who have secured employment and encouraged them to uphold professionalism and quality while serving as ambassadors of the programme.
“The greatest return on this investment will be realised when today’s beneficiaries become tomorrow’s trainers, employers, mentors and partners,” she said.
She expressed hope that the project would translate the investment into skilled workers, quality products, sustainable livelihoods and opportunities for others.
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