October 2025

LEOT is very proud of its work at the sewing school. LEOT has assisted many disadvantaged women in developing their skills to enable them to find work. In the early days, our relationship between DOES and the sewing school was strong. S adly, that relationship over the last two years has deteriorated, and our manager, Noy, has lost the confidence of the vocational school behind us. LEOT valued the skills and commitment of Noy, but DOES did not agree and decided she must be re

Building a rural school is challenging, particularly during the monsoon season. Jok is a remote village accessed by a new dirt road. Travelling from the ferry, it takes about 40 minutes to reach the village. Our project was to replace the old school in a new position. We planned to build a 5-room building complete with electricity and toilets. Our first challenge was to level the land as it sloped by 4 metres from top to bottom. We also cleared the land to the back of the sit