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The room has a chalkboard with writing and drawings, and there is natural light coming through the windows. Some women wear colorful clothing, and one person wears a graduation cap. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/fe13cf23-6c93-47d8-ad98-86f42912b689/IMG_9134.JPG Skills Training - Tailoring/Fashion Design Our flagship program, inspired by lead teacher Medrine Muhindo, is in tailoring and fashion design. Medrine started this program out of a small shack with a few sewing machines, and it has since grown to encompass two buildings, with 16 sewing machines and three teachers. Students learn the basic skills needed to become tailors in their communities. Cutting, pattern making, using and maintaining a sewing machine are all parts of the program. The culmination of their year-long program is a fashion show. Their final project is to design and make a dress for themselves, which they wear in the fashion show. Our graduates are encouraged to continue to develop their skills with the Paper Fig Foundation Alumni Association, where they can learn advanced skills and make new types of garments. Under the leadership of our newest teacher Brian Sonko, students have learned how to make jackets, backpacks, and more. Mr. Sonko listens to their visions and helps them create patterns and designs that bring those visions into reality. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/0286cb90-ca81-432a-bab2-32401b34dd97/market.jpg Skills Training - The PFF Entrepreneurs After they’ve learned the basics of tailoring, we invite our graduates to continue their education with Master Classes and guest workshops. This year, our focus will be on entrepreneurship: How can they take the skills they’ve learned and apply them to today’s markets? It’s one thing to teach new skills. At PFF, we’ve gotten really good at teaching new skills. But what our graduates need is access to the markets to put those skills to good use, to achieve the ultimate goal: financial independence and therefore, empowerment and autonomy. There are a lot of road blocks on the way to this financial liberty - limited internet access, a lack of good roads and transportation, and shipping challenges are all obstacles that need to be overcome to help our graduates live up to their potential. But with your help, we can offer graduates of our tailoring program training in advanced skills like finishing and marketing, as well as other applicable skills like internet literacy, pricing, and shipping. https://www.paperfig.org/alumni-association daily 0.75 2024-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/aff82880-931f-40eb-b2ce-901e418058d2/bb31b9fe-59b4-4422-8ee5-35fb2739b2b2.jpg Alumni Association A group of people standing in a line, wearing colorful striped traditional garments, posing outside a building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/056fec5c-22c5-4c86-b7ef-c630f43ac9b6/tempImagedUXmRt.png Alumni Association Wall with framed certificate and document, labeled "Paper Fig Foundation Alumni Association, established 2019" and "Kasese Municipal Council." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/f721865e-1ef8-496f-b92f-49304b140a88/Master+Classes.png Alumni Association Collage of images promoting Paper Fig Foundation's Master Classes in Kampala and Kasese, featuring participants in sewing activities and wearing traditional attire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/0286cb90-ca81-432a-bab2-32401b34dd97/market.jpg Alumni Association - The PFF Entrepreneurs After they’ve learned the basics of tailoring, we invite our graduates to continue their education with Master Classes and guest workshops. This year, our focus has been on entrepreneurship: How can they take the skills they’ve learned and apply them to today’s markets? It’s one thing to teach new skills. At PFF, we’ve gotten really good at teaching new skills. But what our graduates need is access to the markets to put those skills to good use, to achieve the ultimate goal: financial independence and therefore, empowerment and autonomy. There are a lot of road blocks on the way to this financial liberty - limited internet access, a lack of good roads and transportation, and shipping challenges are all obstacles that need to be overcome to help our graduates live up to their potential. But with your help, we can offer graduates of our tailoring program training in advanced skills like finishing and marketing, as well as other applicable skills like internet literacy, pricing, and shipping. In 2024, in partnership with the Enterprising Women Foundation, PFF Alumni joined with other aspiring entrepreneurs from across Uganda to participate in the Peace Through Business training. Learn more here! https://www.paperfig.org/healthcenter daily 0.75 2023-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/a7ab8fcb-9136-46f5-8260-e9b7500fbe51/illnesses-2022.jpg Health Center - Illnesses Treated The most common ailments that Masereka treats are malaria and respiratory tract infections. These issues are treatable, but can be deadly if left untreated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/afa855e2-af74-4d10-bfbc-b423071eea53/malaria-2022.jpg Health Center - Malaria rates have plummeted. Since PFF built the health center in 2015, rates of malaria in the region have dropped consistently and significantly. This is in part due to our mosquito net distribution campaigns and the construction of a water tank that provides clean water to the community. https://www.paperfig.org/fellows daily 0.75 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/1634578871669-POQLJCOY9RNRMR43WTH0/clauia.JPG PFF Fellowship As Laurie met dozens of talented, hardworking people across Africa, she decided she would incorporate mentorship and empowerment behind the scenes at NYFW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/1634579117456-BBFFH3SFDRR5KR3PZJ2S/emolsa.jpg PFF Fellowship Our fellows have come from Rwanda, Uganda, and Ghana and they have specialized in many aspects of fashion, from design to makeup to production to communications. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/4b70a7a9-8f38-48be-9a41-35a5d53a24cf/0fbf5c9f-9f6a-4a57-94b0-6d82746852d8.JPG PFF Fellowship In the future, we envision the Fellowship Program evolving into a true cross-cultural exchange, with members of the PFF community from Uganda and Rwanda traveling to New York to share their skills as well as their cultural heritage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/3ded18cc-041b-4abb-bdc1-3eea257d7a18/brooklynbridge.JPG PFF Fellowship They will also have the opportunity to learn from local New York creatives about the fashion and creative industries, as well as immerse themselves in the unique experience of New York City. https://www.paperfig.org/impact daily 0.75 2026-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/d2213a28-5c31-4e3f-a804-38479adb057f/2025+Impact+Report-3.jpg 2025 Impact Report https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/cebaed65-4bc6-4ac1-9c7d-d137c2af8614/2025+Impact+Report-2.jpg 2025 Impact Report - 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Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/befbbc97-0141-4262-aead-54c1ea588828/2025+Impact+Report-12.jpg 2025 Impact Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/393ca593-3385-453f-9767-12b29ddc2fd2/2025+Impact+Report.jpg 2025 Impact Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/68567bef-c926-4ed4-91bb-49a105a32abe/2023+Impact+Report-finalp3_Page_15.jpg 2025 Impact Report - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.paperfig.org/lorirosnermcdermott daily 0.75 2025-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/7b856fea-2ba1-4354-90c7-2495e0880921/PHOTO-2024-02-12-10-08-05+2.jpg Lori Rosner McDermott Memorial Fund - 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Sponsor a Mile or More… The New York Empire State Trail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/c6c762aa-e402-49c4-93f4-9f481547ac9f/sewingmachinebaby.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/23c58b62-0735-44c3-8624-7a98cda41aff/PFF-2018-Africa-+_MG_2151.jpg Paper Fig 560 - Unleashing Her Power In the region where the Paper Fig Foundation works in Uganda, many young people, especially women and girls, are not able to complete their schooling because they can’t afford school fees. This leaves them vulnerable to such threats as child marriage, trafficking, and extreme poverty. The Paper Fig Foundation offers free skill training courses so these at-risk individuals can learn tailoring skills, so they can make their own clothes and start their own businesses. PFF also started a health center to provide vaccines, treatment, and education around wellness. But the community needs more: They need a healthy place for mothers to give birth. We are working with local and international organizations to raise funds to build a maternity center to serve the hundreds of mothers and potential mothers in the community of Kihara, Uganda to give birth safely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/8fe7bdcb-1cba-409a-ad1c-55d5fd5e9421/PFF-2018-Africa-+_DSF3584.jpg Paper Fig 560 - Why Ride? While cars, motorcycles, busses, and public transportation are common in larger cities throughout East African communities, the bicycle remains ubiquitous in more rural areas like Kasese, Uganda, where the Paper Fig is currently operating. A drive along the busy city streets by day reveals the many uses Ugandans have for their bicycles. A man riding a bike toting a human-sized bushel of plantains on a rack across the rear wheel is as common a sight there as a taxi is in New York City. 
In short, the bicycle is an important, maybe the most important means of transportation for Ugandans as they go about their business each day. The work is hard, the miles are long, and the pay is meager. Most people in this part of the world work all day for what amounts to a single dollar in US currency. For that reason, the arduous length of the 560-mile ride from the Battery in lower Manhattan to Niagara Falls seems a fitting challenge, and one I will gladly take on. Ron Voller https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/2521a46f-62d8-4d00-82c4-9414570da32c/Ron+Voller-by+David_McIntyre_DM__7411.jpg Paper Fig 560 - Ron Voller Ron has been a part of the Paper Fig Foundation since its inception helping to drive the organization forward, bringing his energy, enthusiasm, and unique range of life and work experience to bear on everything from fundraising and planning to mentorship and outreach. His primary role with the organization is as advisor to our board of directors. More recently he has chaired several fundraising committees raising funds to provide clean water to our local community in Uganda while developing other fundraising strategies. In fact, the Paper Fig 560 was his idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/8c7e3fec-9c67-4e67-a76d-40e90ca7f584/560hiresmap.JPG Paper Fig 560 - The Empire State Trail In 2017, New York State launched the Empire State Trail to promote outdoor recreation, encourage healthy lifestyles, support community vitality, and bolster tourism-related economic development. The 750-mile Empire State Trail showcases New York’s special places, diverse history, and iconic landscapes. Learn more here! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/0a69c7d0-18e4-4762-9a72-f2d805eb8d81/bonfire.jpg Paper Fig 560 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6099a76cbb4f016d43a29c88/6204ee16-f939-4b55-bb1b-1ae1036f5413/_DSC9877.JPG Paper Fig 560 - Make it stand out “At a time when there is so much need in the world, we are deeply grateful to our supporters for stepping up to join our mission of empowerment in East Africa. 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