... through vocational training ...
... is truly inspirational and although it's only a small drop in the ocean, it fits Millennium Development Goal # 1 - Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, as well as Millennium Development Goal # 3 - Promote gender equality and empower women.
It's interesting to watch as everyone focuses on the task at hand and concentrates on getting the treadle momentum just as it should be ...
... in order to get the machine stitching just as it should. While the seven trainees were doing their thing, others gathered to watch ...
... including a mother whose 2 week old baby was enjoying drinking his milk through a new teat on his bottle which is especially designed for babies with cleft lips. The baby is also scheduled to have the Smile team of doctors perform an operation on his cleft lip within a couple of weeks.
Take a minute to think about this little baby boy who was born with a cleft lip, living in a slum in the developing world, about to receive a free operation that will change his life, from Doctors who are prepared to travel around the world to perform this life changing operation. Free operations on cleft lips for children in developing countries - What an excellent service!
