As skill
training is the next very vital element in the rehabilitation
process, it has to also be geared towards helping the
women to actually escape the poverty trap. Through the
years, it became apparent that studying the market and
organizing the training to reach the target market was
the way to ensure employment and success in any future
business.
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As a result of this, the
idea of producing quality chocolate for the huge international
community came about.
Thanks to the skills of Master Chef Mr Barry Batchelor from
Telford College, Edinburgh, who has volunteered to teach
at the Project.
This product became the first of many unique items produced
by the women. Barry has been coming to Addis every year
to train the women through the years since his first trip
in 2000, every year. He has trained three groups of girls
in Pastry and Cake making skills.
The result of this training has been very good in securing
jobs for the women, since there is a demand for skilled
Pastry and Cake cheifs in the city. Mexican Corn-chips and
Salsa also is a unique product that the women have been
producing, since there are no 'MEXICAN' restaurant as such.
Hand-made cards and scented/coloured decorative candles
are other products
that the women have been producing and making a living from.
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