Cross Cultural Training Center & Trade School
As young people from the Church Homes complete high school, they face an important transition into adulthood. While education provides a foundation for their future, many still need opportunities to develop practical skills that will allow them to earn a living, support themselves, and become contributing members of their communities.
To help meet this need, Marissa’s House Projects supports the Cross Cultural Training Center & Trade School in Sekanyonyi, Uganda. This center provides young adults with the opportunity to learn valuable, marketable skills that can open doors to employment, entrepreneurship, and a more secure future.
How It Works:
The Cross Cultural Training Center offers hands-on vocational training designed to equip young men and women with practical skills they can use to start small businesses, generate income, and become self-sufficient.
Current training opportunities include:
For Young Women:
- Hairdressing
- Fashion & Design
- Baking
For Young Men:
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Carpentry
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Metal Fabrication & Welding
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Computer ICT (Technology)
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Haircutting
Through this training, students gain more than technical knowledge. They develop confidence, independence, and the skills needed to create opportunities for themselves and their families while remaining connected to the communities that helped raise them.
Why It Matters:
For these young adults, completing high school is an important milestone, but having the opportunity to build a livelihood is equally important. Without access to further training and practical skills, many face limited options as they enter adulthood.
The Cross Cultural Training Center helps bridge that gap by giving these young people the tools and knowledge to pursue meaningful work, establish small businesses, and provide for their own needs. Even more importantly, it equips them to extend that same support and generosity to others in need.
These students are passionate about learning, growing, and becoming self-sufficient. They desire to use their abilities and their work to serve God and make a difference in the lives of those around them.
How You Can Help:
Our goal is to strengthen and expand the Cross Cultural Training Center by providing the resources needed to give these young adults the best possible learning opportunities. Funding will help purchase essential equipment and supplies for the various training programs, compensate teaching staff, and improve the facilities where students learn and develop their skills.
Your support helps turn education into opportunity and opportunity into a sustainable future. Together, we can equip these young men and women with the skills, confidence, and resources they need to build meaningful lives, support themselves, and continue serving others.
By investing in their futures, we are helping them become not only self-sufficient adults but also a source of hope and encouragement within their communities.