Many young women from rural areas in Nigeria are tasked with going to the city, finding work and sending money home. Ripples introduced a fashion co-op in Lagos to train these women in sewing and design so they would have opportunities beyond unskilled labor.
Roni’s story brings to light the impact this co-op has on current and future women.
Who: Roni
Background:
- Young woman from poor rural community, uneducated
- Secured a job as a nanny for a Naval family in the city to support her family in the village
- Joined the Ripples Sewing Co-op as an apprentice
- Now owns her own sewing business creating custom tailored clothes for high-end clients
Impact:
- Married with 4 children all in school
- She makes enough money to contribute to her household while also supporting her parents and siblings in her native village
- She has trained more than 30+ women as apprentices who are now employed and/or have started their won businesses