Vocational Training at More Africa

The More Africa Vocational Training Centre provides our young adults with special needs the opportunity to learn valuable skills for an independent future. The training focuses on practical, hands-on learning in various fields, preparing students for employment, becoming independent and enhance their quality of life.

Key features of our VTC

✅ Accessible Training: Our centre, the materials and teaching methods are all  adapted to accommodate different disabilities (wheelchair proof, picto's)

✅ Customized Skill Development: Our training programs are designed based on individual abilities and strengths, ensuring that each student receives personalized support to maximize their potential.

✅ Rehabilitation & Life Skills Training: We offer empowerment training, communication training, hygiene & self-care training and financial support to help our young talents integrate into society.

✅ Job Placement Support: As soon as our unique talents finished their training, we want to provide job opportunities & internships for them, in collaboration with nearby hotels (future goal)

How these skills help in daily life

✅ Boosts Confidence & Independence:  Learning a trade empowers our unique talents to contribute to their families and communities.
✅ Improves Social Interaction: Working in groups enhances communication and teamwork.
✅ Creates Employment Opportunities: We hope in the future our kids can start their own small businesses or get opportunities in local hotels or workshops.
✅ Enhances Quality of Life:  They become more self-reliant and eventually  financially stable.

Our goals

  • We create a safe and supportive learning environment, which ensures they can learn without pressure, adapt at their own pace, develop their talents and build meaningful futures.
  • To provide practical skills training for children and young adults with disabilities.
  • To create employment opportunities through vocational education.
  • To promote independence and self-sufficiency in daily life.
  • To foster inclusion in society by empowering students with special needs.

Mission

"To empower individuals with disabilities by providing them with vocational skills, confidence, and opportunities, enabling them to live independent and fulfilling lives."

Vision

"A society where people with disabilities are valued, included, and given equal opportunities to develop their potential through meaningful work and independence."

Impact:

✅ Skill Development: Training in sewing, soap making, candle making, and other crafts helps students gain practical knowledge.
✅ Economic Empowerment: Students can start small businesses, find jobs, or contribute to their families/communities.
✅ Increased Confidence: Hands-on learning helps students believe in their abilities.
✅ Social Inclusion: Encourages acceptance and integration into society.
✅ Improved Quality of Life: Through education and employment, students achieve greater independence.

Our trainingprograms include:

  • Hospitality: Students learn essential skills in customer service, housekeeping, bar and food preparation to prepare them for work in hotels, lodges, or restaurants. Our students will be trained at our guesthouse Blooming Zanzibar where they can grow in a safe, supportive environment. 
  • Soap & Candle Making: In collaboration with local professionals, our students learn to create handmade soaps and beeswax candles, equipping them with skills for self-employment or selling their products.
  • Tailoring: Students are trained in sewing, pattern making, and design, enabling them to create and sell their own garments or work in the local textile industry.

Our trainingprogram explained:

  • Hospitality –