All the members of Agape who produce the Kisany collection follow a lifelong education program “L’Ecole des Femmes”. This program aims to help each tailor or embroiderer to improve his skills and to overcome the lack of education.
Thanks to the Fundación Juan Entrecanales de Azcárate and to private donations, KISANY has been able to offer various training courses throughout the year; literacy, preventive health, web initiation, daily financial management, women’s rights, leadership , embroidery and sewing improvement, as well as exchange of experience with other workshops. As part of this program, loans are also allocated to start a micro-business.
These training modules clearly meet the needs of the team. Women and men expressed their desire to be able to be more competent in these specific fields in order to share their knowledge and skills with their families and their communities.
With these courses, they feel more integrated into the world they live in, they regain self-esteem, and have a real impact around them to change mentalities. They are also more autonomous to manage AGAPE, the non-profit organization they have set up to teach embroidery and sell their products on the local market.
We are excited to introduce you to the new Belgian bed brand Hiboo which is available on appointment in our KISANY Store. Meet Alexis, Hiboo’s founder, who created this Belgian family business that produces beds on demand, in their factory in Belgium. Hi Alexis, can you tell us how your Hiboo bed concept was born? …
As we wrap up this year we take this opportunity to thank you for all your support this year! 2021 has been an eventful year at KISANY with its highs and lows. Our ateliers faced new waves of Covid-19, the eruption of Nyiragongo and violence in Goma. Despite these challenges, we must applaud the strength and way our …
SCHOOL FOR WOMEN
SCHOOL FOR WOMEN
All the members of Agape who produce the Kisany collection follow a lifelong education program “L’Ecole des Femmes”. This program aims to help each tailor or embroiderer to improve his skills and to overcome the lack of education.
Thanks to the Fundación Juan Entrecanales de Azcárate and to private donations, KISANY has been able to offer various training courses throughout the year; literacy, preventive health, web initiation, daily financial management, women’s rights, leadership , embroidery and sewing improvement, as well as exchange of experience with other workshops. As part of this program, loans are also allocated to start a micro-business.
These training modules clearly meet the needs of the team. Women and men expressed their desire to be able to be more competent in these specific fields in order to share their knowledge and skills with their families and their communities.
With these courses, they feel more integrated into the world they live in, they regain self-esteem, and have a real impact around them to change mentalities. They are also more autonomous to manage AGAPE, the non-profit organization they have set up to teach embroidery and sell their products on the local market.
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We are excited to introduce you to the new Belgian bed brand Hiboo which is available on appointment in our KISANY Store. Meet Alexis, Hiboo’s founder, who created this Belgian family business that produces beds on demand, in their factory in Belgium. Hi Alexis, can you tell us how your Hiboo bed concept was born? …
Best Wishes 2022
As we wrap up this year we take this opportunity to thank you for all your support this year! 2021 has been an eventful year at KISANY with its highs and lows. Our ateliers faced new waves of Covid-19, the eruption of Nyiragongo and violence in Goma. Despite these challenges, we must applaud the strength and way our …