Beneficiary to Employee: Nonkqubela
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Unemployed in April 2018, Nonkqubela Ngamxeli, entered Themba Training’s first Sewing Course in our new venue in Gant’s Centre, Strand. Shy, but eager to learn, she took on her newfound skills with great enthusiasm and started implementing them soon afterward at home. We later found out that one of her first sewing projects was making a carry bag for herself to take to the shops. Due to an increase in sewing contracts, Nonkqubela was approached to assist part-time with sewing contracts in July of 2018. She worked 2 mornings a week on basic sewing contracts for the National Sea Rescue Institute and other small businesses and seemed to enjoy the variety of products needing to be made. As our workload increased, Nonkqubela’s contract work at Themba Training was increased to 4 mornings a week. She started co-presenting our Basic Sewing Course alongside the project manager in 2019 and has since shown herself to be quite the knowledgeable and confident trainer. This, along with a growing rep