🧵 Tailoring Training for South Sudanese Refugees in Kenya: A New Path at Delight Technical College

For South Sudanese refugees living in Kenya, rebuilding life often starts with acquiring practical, employable skills—and tailoring has become one of the most powerful tools for economic independence and self-expression. At Delight Technical College, we offer inclusive and accessible tailoring training designed specifically to uplift and empower displaced learners.

🎯 Why Tailoring?

Tailoring is more than just sewing clothes. For many refugees, it represents:

• A source of income in both formal and informal markets
• A portable skill that can be used anywhere, including in refugee camps
• A chance to contribute to local fashion industries in Kenya, South Sudan, and beyond
• An outlet for creative storytelling through clothing design

🧑🏿‍🎓 What Delight Offers for South Sudanese Refugees

1. Tailoring and Dressmaking Certificate Programs
   Delight provides a hands-on training program in:

• Basic sewing and garment construction
• Fashion sketching and pattern making
• Fabric selection and measurements
• Machine operation and maintenance
• Customer service and business basics

✅ No previous experience is required—just the willingness to learn.

2. Refugee-Focused Learning Environment
   We understand the unique challenges refugee students face, so we provide:

• Flexible class schedules for those balancing other responsibilities
• Language support in English, Kiswahili, and local South Sudanese languages
• Trauma-sensitive teaching approaches
• Low-cost or subsidized tuition fees with scholarship options

3. Short Courses for Quick Impact
   Delight offers intensive short-term tailoring courses (3–6 months) ideal for:

• Refugees looking to start working quickly
• Women-led households
• Youth in refugee settlements seeking skill-building opportunities

🧵 Graduates leave with a portfolio, practical skills, and the confidence to launch a micro-business or join a tailoring shop.

4. Business and Entrepreneurship Training
   Because many refugee tailors dream of starting their own businesses, Delight also teaches:

• Budgeting and pricing
• Marketing your brand
• Social media for tailors
• Networking in the local fashion scene

🎯 Our goal is to build not just tailors—but fashion entrepreneurs.

5. Partnership with NGOs and UN Agencies
   Delight collaborates with:

• Refugee aid organizations (like UNHCR, Jesuit Refugee Service, etc.)
• Local CBOs that support South Sudanese youth and women
• Donors that provide materials, machines, and bursaries

Together, we’re scaling up tailoring as a solution for refugee empowerment.

🧵 Real Story: From Kakuma to Nairobi Fashion Week

“I started stitching in Kakuma Camp using hand-me-down fabrics. Today, my pieces are worn by models in Nairobi. Delight gave me that leap.”
— Rebecca A., South Sudanese refugee and tailoring graduate

💡 Final Word

Tailoring training at Delight is more than vocational education—it’s a tool for survival, dignity, and future-building. For South Sudanese refugees in Kenya, it opens doors to self-reliance, pride, and purpose.

🧡 One stitch at a time, we’re transforming lives.