Extreme Response InternationalGolden Hands Livelihood
Golden Hands teaches advanced sewing skills, business acumen and values formation to women from informal settlements in Metro Manila.
Women from informal settlements in Metro Manila · They meet weekly and work hard for eight months
From extremeresponse.org/our-work/vocational-training ↗About this program
The goal is to foster self-esteem, long-term sustainability, and stronger families.
Program director Anne Benavidez developed the community-based curriculum for the trainees. They meet weekly and work hard for eight months, while also learning relationship- and team-building skills.
During the graduation ceremony, each woman wears a garment they made and is publicly celebrated. Each graduate also receives a new sewing machine and a starter kit so they can begin earning income. Nearly 100 women have graduated the training so far, and several women now serve as Golden Hands leaders.
Questions
Who developed the curriculum for the trainees?
Program director Anne Benavidez developed the community-based curriculum for the trainees.
What does each graduate receive?
Each graduate also receives a new sewing machine and a starter kit so they can begin earning income.
How many women have graduated the training so far?
Nearly 100 women have graduated the training so far, and several women now serve as Golden Hands leaders.
Details
- Who
- Women from informal settlements in Metro Manila
- When
- They meet weekly and work hard for eight months
- Where
- Metro Manila
Run by
Education ReinforcementAll of these programs provide nourishing meals, tutoring, and access to educational resources.Dream CentersER Dream Centers are after-school programs that provide safe spaces for vulnerable kids to receive hot meals, tutoring, mentoring, recreation, and spiritual instruction.
I Believe in Kids Education (iBIKE)The I Believe in Kids Education (iBIKE) program takes education into communities using a motorized tricycle loaded with teaching aids and supplies.