TEMAK has carefully designed a center where training, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment for adolescent girls is conducted in order to improve the opportunities of teenage mothers. Income generating activities are initiated for the girls in order to uplift their living standards. Our programmes focus on helping solve the problems of HIV/AIDS infected children, their parents (often teenage gi
rls who are single), orphans, the poor, and the destitute of the community. TEMAK is organized into six profit centers all supporting its community activities through the sale of crafts made by the girls and bureau services to the public. The city of hope rehabilitation and training centre offers both training and services in Computer Business Services, Hairdressing and Beauty, Tailoring and Dressmaking, Fashion and design, Hospitality, Catering, Food and beverage, Bakery and Pasties and interior design This offer both training and services to the community. Weaving:
With a gift of a professional loom, TEMAK has established a weaving project. The hand loom is an old traditional way of making fabric from cotton. Weavers are taught how to use the hand loom and practically make their own fabrics, which is then used to make many useful household items such as bags, dresses, napkin holders, table cloths, suits, and many more! These items are sold both at the retail and wholesale hence empowering the young women economically. Irrigation:
Using manual peddle pumps - AIDS widows, grandmother care givers, and orphans - are formed into groups of five where they are provided with a manual irrigation peddle pump and seeds. They are then trained in irrigation and crop husbandry to enable them to produce fast moving, money fetching horticultural and agricultural crops enabling over 2,100 orphans to be fed, clothed, and receive medication. Poultry Farming Project:
TEMAK girls and women have established on-site an off-shoot poultry farming activity from a larger TEMAK poultry operation. The poultry project financially and nutritionally supports women and children living with HIV. It also acts as a training ground for those interested in poultry keeping back in the village. The chicken shed was put up by John and Diane Dorazio, an American couple from Roanoke, who have been good friends of TEMAK.
