Amara left school at 15 to help raise her two younger brothers. She's now 6 months into an 11-month tailoring certification at the Ajegunle Skills Center in Lagos — top of her cohort so far. Part of the Career Development directory.
Elena and Marcus are currently sponsoring Amara's training
Current combined sponsorship from Elena and Marcus, by how each of them chose to give:
Elena gives $200/month; Marcus gives $120/month and added a one-time $150 gift toward Amara's sewing machine, plus a $75 top-up during her last assessment period.
Amara supported her family by taking in mending work from neighbours in Ajegunle before the Lagos Garment Co-op offered her a place in their tailoring program. She's currently in the practical workshop stage, producing her first commissioned orders under a mentor's supervision, with certification and job placement support to follow.
Every stage of her training — enrollment, coursework, workshop hours, certification — is logged below with dates and outcomes, the same way a donation transaction would be, so you can see exactly what your sponsorship is moving forward.
"I want to run my own tailoring shop one day and train other girls from my neighbourhood the way I've been trained." — Amara Diallo
The $15,000 goal breaks down into the following costs for Amara's 11-month program. Amounts already covered by current sponsors are marked Funded.
If Amara can't continue her training, your remaining balance is held for 30 days. You'll be asked to redirect it to another trainee in the Career Development directory, or request a refund.
Her certification exam fee and the final months of her living stipend are still unfunded — the two gaps your sponsorship would close first.
Sponsorship funding confirmed Placed in the tailoring & garment-making track at the Ajegunle Skills Center
Instructor: Chidinma Eze Passed pattern-cutting and hand-stitching fundamentals with a 92% assessment score
Mentor: Tunde Bakare, Lagos Garment Co-op Producing first commissioned orders under supervised mentorship
Placement partner: Lagos Garment Co-op Final certification exam followed by tailoring apprenticeship placement
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