Sizanani – 

is the isiZulu word for ‘help one another’. 

Sizanani –

is a Non-Profit Organisation that offers training in sewing and pattern making.

The aim –

is to enable people who are unskilled and unemployed to obtain the required skills for self employment.

Sizanani charges for its training –

it is affordable for students who do not have the financial means to afford tertiary education.

Sizanani wants to equip students –

with a skill that will enable them to provide for their family, whether it is making clothing for their own use or making articles that can be sold to bring in an income for the family.

Sizanani offers the following courses:

FULL TIME ATTENDANCE:    9am to 2pm – weekdays

*   Year 1 – 10 months of training

*   Year 2 – 10 months of training

PART TIME ATTENDANCE:

*   10 months of training per year (Full syllabus can take 4 years to complete)

ATTENDANCE can be as follows – 

Weekdays – 1 or 2 days in the week – hours as above (ideal for shift workers)

Saturdays – 9am to 12 noon (ideal for people employed during the week)