Mrs. Fatima Teia Abdul This is Me

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   SPEAKING TO SUDAN RADIO SERVICE IN KADUGLI THE CENTER MANAGER MRS FATIMA TEIA ABDUL- GADIR SAID THE CENTER LACKS THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH BASIC NEEDS AND FACILITIES.
   
   OUR OWN TAYSIR AHMED IS IN KADUGLI, AND HAS THE STORY:
   
   [TAYSIR]: "THE CENTER MANAGER MRS FATIMA TEIA SAID THE CENTER INCLUDES THREE CLASSROOMS FOR CUTTING OUT AND TAILORING, HAND CRAFT, LITERACY CLASSES CHILD NURSERY AND QURAAN CLASSES. THE CENTER HAS ONE UNHEALTHY TOILET WHICH PRODUCES BAD SMELLS. THE TAILORING CENTER IS LIKE A BIG HALL CONTAINS ONLY ONE SAWING MACHINE AND LACKING MATERIALS AND FACILITIES COMPLETELY, WHICH PREVENT THE WOMEN PARTICIPATION ON THE ACTIVITIES. THE POOR FINANCIAL SITUATION IN THE AREA DOES NOT ALLOW THE WOMEN TO PAY THEIR FEES."
   
   THE CENTER, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2003 TO BUILD AND DEVELOP WOMEN'S CAPACITIES, HAS GRADUATED 150 PARTICIPANTS.
   
   15 July 2005 - (Kadugli, Southern Kordofan) - A NEW VOCATIONAL CENTER WAS LAUNCHED THIS WEEK IN KADUGLI, SOUTHERN KORDOFAN.
   
   ROIA ASSOCIATION, AN INDIGENOUS NGO, OPENED THE CENTER IN ORDER TO TARGET VICTIMS OF WAR AND STREET PEOPLE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 YEARS.
   
   SPEAKING DURING THE OPENING CEREMONY, SOUTH KORDUFAN'S MINISTER OF EDUCATION SALSH BIREAMA APPEALED TO THE STUDENTS TO PERFORM WELL.
   
   MEAN WHILE THE ASSOCIATION DIRECTOR ZENAB BALANDIA PRAISED THE EFFORTS OF THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN SUPPORTING THE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTING THE LIVING ROOMS FOR THE STUDENTS.
   
   THE CENTER PROVIDES THE STUDENTS WITH A ONE YEAR DIPLOMA IN CARPENTRY, SMITHERY, COMPUTERS, ELECTRICITY, LITERACY, HAND CRAFTS AND ARCHITECTURE. IT HAS 60 STUDENTS-30 BOYS AND 30 GIRLS FROM KADUGLI AND SURROUNDING VILLAGES.