Women in Torit, Imotong State are picking carpentry work to earn a living breaking through the odds as woodwork is regarded as men’s work.
A local workshop in Torit, Wilson’s Sons and Friends has enrolled six women who say they are equally performing like their counterparts in carpentry to raise income and feed their children, Radio Emmanuel reports.
Margret Juma, mother to four children, says after completing, she will open her own workshop and produce furniture to support her family.
Ipula Arasio, a mother to eight from Loudo village and another role model in the industry, says the only way to get employed is to do carpentry.
Night Michael says some people did not believe carpentry work is possible for women to do.
Juma Rino, Wilson’s Sons and Friends Director, says the women being trained in his workshop are performing better.
He expresses readiness to employ some of them in the workshop once they complete.
The women will be given carpentry tools to set up their own businesses at home or take up jobs of carpentry across the country.
Thanks to Solidarity Association for Rehabilitation and Recovery Affairs, a local organization operating in Torit that supported the women.