Sophia is a mother of four who fled to South Sudan after intense fighting in Sudan in 2011, abandoning her belongings behind. She seeked refuge in Gendrassa refugee camp, Upper Nile State.
Sophia graduated from a three month tailoring and business management course at ACTED’s Vocational Training Centre, supported by the Bureau for Population, Refugees and Migration. Then, she received a grant of $100 from ACTED to launch her tailoring business.
One month later, Sophia’s workshop is already making a profit and she is using her earnings to not only support her family, but also to re-invest in her business. Hardly able to contain her smile, Sophia said:
“The skills I received are assisting me and my colleagues. With the money I make in my workshop I am able to buy coffee and sugar for my home, as well as purchase more materials to expand my workshop. I hope the market for clothes [in Gendrassa] improves so that I can continue to make more profit”.