Sewing Machine

You can help someone start their own small business. A sewing machine equips individuals — especially women — with the tool they need to launch a business that mends, tailors or creates clothing and household goods, opening the door to sustainable income, financial independence and new opportunities.

In the conflict-scarred villages of Leer County, South Sudan, where families live with the daily burden of hunger and uncertainty, a single sewing machine helped open a new path for Nyalong Riak and her four children. “Every day was a struggle for survival,” she says.

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