Amount needed: $595 USD 

About Jamidah

Jamidah is an acid attack survivor from Entebbe, Uganda. She was attacked with acid on May 23, 2007 by her ex-boyfriend after her parents refused to let her marry him due to religious differences. Life after the attack changed completely. She was rejected by her own family and was forced to leave home on her own with fresh wounds to go to Kampala and seek treatment.

She is a single mother of five children. She first learned how to make crafts from her aunt, who taught her how to make mats and table mats. She has been making crafts for 20 years.  She also learned through the 2017 crafts training organized by End Acid Violence Uganda with funding help from RISE. In this training, she was trained on how to make Masai, Bitengi, piped and paper bead jewelries, and other crafts. At first she used to make only baskets but due to the trainings (2018 weaving training), she learned how to make other products.

Jamidah makes crafts to sustain her family. The money she gets helps her to pay school fees for her children and pay for house rent and other necessities. She enjoys making crafts because they help her realize that through craft making, no one can discriminate against her based on facial disfigurement.

Why does Jamidah want tailoring training?

In the past, Jamidah had been well known for making woven baskets, beads and woven mats. Due to COVID, she was forced to open up a restaurant because the demand for crafts had reduced in her area. However, Jamidah would like to recieve this 6 month long tailoring training so that she can make a living off of making clothes, such as dresses, and bags.