Leonila E.

Sewing is her main source of income.

Leonila is 60 years old. She has five children; four of them are already married. Her husband was a construction worker, but has been unemployed for many years because of poor eye sight. Therefore, Leonila has to provide for her family through her skills in sewing.

This has been their main source of income.  However, she has not had work on a daily basis, so they often struggle financially.

How she got started in this livelihood project:

However in 2009, she became part of the Work of Your Hand sewing livelihood project at Christ Servant’s Community Church. Having served as the church treasurer for eight years, she was well connected. According to Leonila, this livelihood project has been a big blessing to them because they’ve received a good income from it. Their financial struggles stop every time sewing orders come in.