Shamim Mukamubanda

Shamim Mukamubanda is a 2017 CREATES beneficiary of the Vocational Training Scheme from Gobero community. She has been under the care of her maternal uncle since she was three years old. Her uncle has been able to take care of her for the last 14 years with a target of enabling her complete secondary education. However, the constraints on the family mean that the other children also need to be funded through school and so Shamim was unable to complete her education. Shamim apply for the scholarship

Shamim‘s dream has always been to become a fashion designer and she applied for the Vocational Training Scheme with CREATES to enable her to achieve her goal in life. Shamim was successful in her application and she enrolled for a one-year tailoring course at St Padre Pio Integrated Training Centre in Masanafu.