The Satellite Rotary E-Club of Lake Chapala is pursuing a dynamic program to help children and young people develop life and vocational skills that can help keep their families intact.
The project is part of Rotary International’s October Vocation Service Month.
Training modules will be developed based on research results in the areas of hospitality and care giving, starting with a sewing program.
A mid-November survey of young people aged from 13 to 25 in Chapala, Ajijic, San Juan Cosalá and Jocotepec will help determine their interest in developing skills in the fields of hospitality and care giving.
Already committed to working with the new Rotary E-Club are El Corazon Creativo, a local artisan and craft store, and Butterflies en Mexico, the Mariposa Project, a local non-profit agency. Panino’s Restaurant will supply meals for the survey takers, all students from the Instituto Internacional.
Thanks to a generous private donation by an anonymous woman, the partner groups have designed a prototype for the first garment in a new project clothing line, named “Wings.” Seven other clothing designs are in development.
This line of clothing has been especially created for lakeside women who wish to cover their arms – thus prompting the name “Wings.”
The profits from the sales of this first garment will allow the young people to be trained to make another design. The straight line sewing of the second article will enable students to learn while working for a small stipend. As the students’ skills increase, more articles will be added to the collection – each a bit more complicated than the previous piece. When their skills are refined they will sew “Rhonda’s Wings,” a jacket named for the anonymous benefactor.
Those interested can see a finished example of “Rhoda’s Wings” during El Corazon Creativo, at Galeana 14 in Ajijic.
Those who might like to be involved in the Vocational Skills Training Research and Development Project or learn more about the program and help needed, are invited to call Program Director Bernadine Janzen at (387) 761-0360 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Visit erotarychapala.org for more information about the Satellite Rotary E-Club of Lake Chapala.