Sustainable Fashion Training for Women and girls in Africa- SUFAT- WAG Africa
EVA GRYNN BOLANDIA ENT.
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Description
Sustainable Fashion Training for Women and Girls in Africa is a program that is aimed at educating African women and girls who are vulnerable and in need to be economically empowered through engaging in sustainable garment manufacturing. The goal of the program it to educate as many women and girls in selected local communities in Africa. It is expected that, in return they will give back to the community by promoting sustainable fashion and climate action.
The courses rendered by this program include sustainable fashion business management , pattern making and garment manufacturing , this is intended to provide them with in-depth knowledge into the fashion industry and sustainability to enable them becoming competent enough to thrive in the highly competitive fashion industry.
The ulimae goal is to give each registered participant the knowledge and empowerment to start their own businesses in sustainable fashion and design. By this we are aiming at reducing the level of unemployment in Africa, as well as promoting gender equality in the continent impacting the African fashion market to becoming more sustainable and climate resilient.
With regard to the impending problem of poverty and the high cost of acquiring fashion training and garment manufacturing skills as well as the rising need to integrate sustainability into the garment manufacturing industry in Africa, we have deemed it necessary to make these courses available to both registered and non registered participants online and physical classes available to registered participants only. While both options give the students great understanding of the coursework, the physical classes make it much easier for each registered participants to get a firm grasp and mastery of sustainable garment manufacturing and management.
The courses will be made available in two ways:
1. Online, both as live and recorded lectures, with the opportunity of feedback responses to questions from participants which will be accessible through social media platforms.
2. In- person lectures will be available at specified locations in the designated communities. This option will only be available to registered and selected participants.
The managerial body is made up of:
a. The board of professionals with businesses based in Africa, selected to design suitable modules based on the industry best practices and sustainable fashion and design innovations. This board will also in charge of selection of topics, course duration and certification, as well as student evaluation. The professionals are all selected according to their experiences as fashion designers.
b. The board of professionals also select the network of teachers. The teachers will share their expertise, skills and further support all participants with the required information.
c. A network of reputable mentors are available for all participants. The individual mentorship will be made available to all participants who show a distinct interest in building their own businesses, who will also be visiting the training centers and lecturing from time to time. Since not all participants can join in person, the mentor will also be giving recorded presentation, to be viewed by all students, bot online and in person. In order to engage he students more in the course and the mentor session, tests will be held on sed sessions.
Events:
Local fashion events in Africa in collaboration with industry stakeholders and reputable fashion organizations around Africa to promote the mentorship programs and masterclasses in fashion business and sustainability.
Bench marking:
1. Internal benchmarking:
Our programs will be compared periodically on previous year basis. This is necessary to measure the performance status of the courses to indicate it's steady growth or decline.
2. External Benchmark:
Program performance will be compared with similar programs by other organizations in the countries we operate in Africa.
3. Strategic Benchmarking:
We will examine successful strategies that have led to competitive advantage and academic success, strength and weakness analysis with priority to areas of improvement as well as identification of innovations that contribute to building a successful strategy.
Standard:
1. Curriculum:
The program ensures sustainable fashion design, production, distribution and consumption.
2. Expertise:
Teachers are experts and experienced in sustainable fashion and design with years of experience in the garment manufacturing industry.
The program creates connections and network with industry professionals to enable participants gain apprenticeship experience.
3. Hands- on training:
Program delivers hands- on training, to have students gain practical experience in sustainable fashion, design and production.
4. Assessment and Evaluation:
The program has a robust assessment and evaluation system that allows every participant learning outcomes to be measured and evaluated.
Benchmarks:
1. Knowledge and methodology:
Program ensures students demonstrate adequate knowledge and understanding of sustainable fashion principles, practices and technologies.
2. Design and production skills:
Program ensures participants demonstrate skills in sustainable fashion design production including zero-waste design, up-cycling.
3. Critical thinking and problem solving:
Program ensures participants demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills as well as effective communication and collaboration skills in working with industry professionals, stakeholders and communities.
4. Communication and collaboration:
Program ensures students demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills in working with industry stakeholders and communities.
5. Entrepreneurship and Innovation:
Program ensures participants demonstrate entrepreneurship and innovation skills in developing sustainable fashion production services and business models.
CERTIFICATION:Certification will be issued to all participants, upon successfully completing the course.
The program implements it's capacity building and technology transfer by the creation of Basic Educational Material. This material take the form of videos ( live and recorded), audios (live and recorded), photography, online and in-person (physical) classes, pdf presentations, exercises and workshops.
The participants will also be introduced to industry experts from around Africa. These experts will mentor them on online platforms and through shared pdf materials. Experts from around the world will also be invited on special on line mentorship programs to expose them to global best practices in the industry.
Other topics such technical, business and financial aspects of sustainable fashion designing will also be treated in order to prepare participants for the global competitive and ever evolving fashion market.
The program is coordinated by Eva Grynn Bolandia Fashion in collaboration with Rhemacare Integrated Development Centre, Nigeria, and will include:
1. Physical lectures: This is carried out at the various training centers by specially selected teachers who are also industry stakeholders, and experienced professionals.
2. Online platforms: Recorded live lectures and other lecture material are uploaded to the programs online platform. Webinars and other pdf materials will be shared on the website.
3. Workshops and conferences: These events will be held online and in person, and will feature experts and professionals to share their knowledge and experience, as well as support the students through mentorship programs.
4. Social Media Campaigns: Launch and supervision of online and offline social media campaigns to promote the courses, connecting with students/ participants around Africa.5. Giving participants an opportunity of having online group meetings and Q&A sessions with mentors as well as offering internships to the students after their physical ( hands- on) training at the various training centers.
1. Disseminating highly sourced craftsmanship training to promote gender equality by granting economic empowerment to vulnerable girls and women in Africa through education, thereby leading to economic growth and prosperity within communities.
2. Grooming highly environmental sensitive and climate resilient fashion entrepreneurs who are ready to make an impact, by helping to reduce waste generated by the fashion industry in Africa - as well as becoming reliable sources to spread the awareness on Climate Action in their various communities in Africa.
3. Attaining the largest number of participants possible by providing both online and in- person lessons. We want to ensure that anyone interested can take part in the course, and that participants are not limited due to their location.
4. Language barriers are handled with translation tools.
5. Connecting Africa through education and training.
6. Promoting and facilitating education, sustainability and climate action to grant students a state of the art information in the fashion industry, grooming them to make a conscious effort at adopting climate action as a life style by building a sustainable fashion design business that will stand the test of time.
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SDGS & Targets
Goal 1
End poverty in all its forms everywhere
1.1
By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, currently measured as people living on less than $1.25 a day
1.1.1
Proportion of the population living below the international poverty line by sex, age, employment status and geographical location (urban/rural)
1.2
By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.2.1
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line, by sex and age
1.2.2
Proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty in all its dimensions according to national definitions
1.3
Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
1.3.1
Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
1.4
By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over land and other forms of property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology and financial services, including microfinance
1.4.1
Proportion of population living in households with access to basic services
1.4.2
Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, (a) with legally recognized documentation, and (b) who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure
1.5
By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters
1.5.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
1.5.2
Direct economic loss attributed to disasters in relation to global gross domestic product (GDP)
1.5.3
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
1.5.4
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
1.a
Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, to implement programmes and policies to end poverty in all its dimensions
1.a.1
Total official development assistance grants from all donors that focus on poverty reduction as a share of the recipient country's gross national income
1.a.2
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (education, health and social protection)
1.b
Create sound policy frameworks at the national, regional and international levels, based on pro-poor and gender-sensitive development strategies, to support accelerated investment in poverty eradication actions
1.b.1
Pro-poor public social spending
Goal 4
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
4.1
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes
4.1.1
Proportion of children and young people (a) in grades 2/3; (b) at the end of primary; and (c) at the end of lower secondary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in (i) reading and (ii) mathematics, by sex
4.1.2
Completion rate (primary education, lower secondary education, upper secondary education)
4.2
By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education
4.2.1
Proportion of children aged 24–59 months who are developmentally on track in health, learning and psychosocial well-being, by sex
4.2.2
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex
4.3
By 2030, ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university
4.3.1
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education and training in the previous 12 months, by sex
4.4
By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship
4.4.1
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by type of skill
4.5
4.5.1
Parity indices (female/male, rural/urban, bottom/top wealth quintile and others such as disability status, indigenous peoples and conflict-affected, as data become available) for all education indicators on this list that can be disaggregated
4.6
By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy
4.6.1
Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional (a) literacy and (b) numeracy skills, by sex
4.7
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
4.7.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education and (d) student assessment
4.a
Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all
4.a.1
Proportion of schools offering basic services, by type of service
4.b
4.b.1
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study
4.c
By 2030, substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially least developed countries and small island developing States
4.c.1
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications, by education level
Goal 5
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
5.1
End all forms of discrimination against all women and girls everywhere
5.1.1
Whether or not legal frameworks are in place to promote, enforce and monitor equality and non‑discrimination on the basis of sex
5.2
5.2.1
Proportion of ever-partnered women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence by a current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by form of violence and by age
5.2.2
Proportion of women and girls aged 15 years and older subjected to sexual violence by persons other than an intimate partner in the previous 12 months, by age and place of occurrence
5.3
5.3.1
Proportion of women aged 20-24 years who were married or in a union before age 15 and before age 18
5.3.2
Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting, by age
5.4
Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family as nationally appropriate
5.4.1
Proportion of time spent on unpaid domestic and care work, by sex, age and location
5.5
Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.1
Proportion of seats held by women in (a) national parliaments and (b) local governments
5.5.2
Proportion of women in managerial positions
5.6
Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development and the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of their review conferences
5.6.1
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years who make their own informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive health care
5.6.2
Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information and education
5.a
Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
5.a.1
(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and (b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure
5.a.2
Proportion of countries where the legal framework (including customary law) guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control
5.b
5.b.1
Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex
5.c
Adopt and strengthen sound policies and enforceable legislation for the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls at all levels
5.c.1
Proportion of countries with systems to track and make public allocations for gender equality and women’s empowerment
Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.1.1
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
6.2
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.2.1
Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.3.1
Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated
6.3.2
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
6.4
6.4.1
Change in water-use efficiency over time
6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.5.1
Degree of integrated water resources management
6.5.2
Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
6.6
6.6.1
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
6.a
6.a.1
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
6.b.1
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Goal 9
Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
9.1
9.1.1
Proportion of the rural population who live within 2 km of an all-season road
9.1.2
Passenger and freight volumes, by mode of transport
9.2
Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries
9.2.1
Manufacturing value added as a proportion of GDP and per capita
9.2.2
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
9.3
9.3.1
Proportion of small-scale industries in total industry value added
9.3.2
Proportion of small-scale industries with a loan or line of credit
9.4
By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action in accordance with their respective capabilities
9.4.1
CO2 emission per unit of value added
9.5
9.5.1
Research and development expenditure as a proportion of GDP
9.5.2
Researchers (in full-time equivalent) per million inhabitants
9.a
9.a.1
Total official international support (official development assistance plus other official flows) to infrastructure
9.b
9.b.1
Proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added
9.c
Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet in least developed countries by 2020
9.c.1
Proportion of population covered by a mobile network, by technology
Goal 12
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
12.1
Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries
12.1.1
Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production
12.2
By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources
12.2.1
Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
12.2.2
Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
12.3
By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses
12.3.1
(a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index
12.4
By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
12.4.1
12.4.2
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
12.5
By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
12.5.1
National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
12.6
Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle
12.6.1
12.7
Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities
12.7.1
Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
12.8
By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature
12.8.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
12.a
Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
12.a.1
Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing and developed countries (in watts per capita)
12.b
Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products
12.b.1
Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability
12.c
Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities
12.c.1
Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP
Goal 13
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
13.1
Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries
13.1.1
Number of deaths, missing persons and directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population
13.1.2
Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
13.1.3
Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
13.2
Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning
13.2.1
Number of countries with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
13.2.2
Total greenhouse gas emissions per year
13.3
Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning
13.3.1
Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment
13.a
Implement the commitment undertaken by developed-country parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to a goal of mobilizing jointly $100 billion annually by 2020 from all sources to address the needs of developing countries in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency on implementation and fully operationalize the Green Climate Fund through its capitalization as soon as possible
13.a.1
Amounts provided and mobilized in United States dollars per year in relation to the continued existing collective mobilization goal of the $100 billion commitment through to 2025
13.b
Promote mechanisms for raising capacity for effective climate change-related planning and management in least developed countries and small island developing States, including focusing on women, youth and local and marginalized communities
13.b.1
Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans and adaptation communications, as reported to the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
SDG 14 targets covered
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Deliverables & Timeline
(final deliverable) 100 sets of industrial sewing machines for training and business startup for beneficiaries
50 pieces of reception chairs for training centre.
Tailoring materials including fabrics and pattern papers for 100 trainees for up to six months period of training.
25 set of tables for instruction and cutting of fabric and pattern making
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Other beneficiaries
1.Women and girls in Africa who are interested in acquiring hands on skills in sustainable fashion design.
2. Girls and women in Africa who want to gain knowledge in sustainable fashion and improve their skills to become climate resilient.
3. Girls and women in Africa who have no education and are willing to learn a hands on skill in sustainable fashion and design.
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Tarebonemi Julius, Mrs