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Appeal
for Aid
The Institute has come a long way in its strive towards women's empowerment and emancipation. It is one of the pioneers in vocational training for women in Sierra Leone.
Vocational training involves a lot of practical work and within the fast growth of the roll, equipment for practical work is grossly inadequate. This inadequacy affects the performance of students and overall output of the Institute.
The inadequacy also acts as a deterrent for effective teaching/learning to take place. Like any other vocational Institute however, there are constraints which must be addressed to ensure sustainability and quality service.
The procurement of materials and equipment constitute a major constraint in the light of new challenges brought about by improved technology and methodology. The Institute has launched an appeal both locally and abroad for donation of used or new equipment for the following departments:
Hotel and Catering Studies
Gas cooker/ovens
Electric cookers/ovens
Freezers/refrigerators
Mincers and blenders
Electric cake mixer
Pressure cooker
Microwave oven
Liquidizer
Sauce pans
Frying pans
Serving dishes
Dinner plates and side plates
Drinking glasses
Cutlery
Salt and pepper sellers
Sweet bowls
Soup bowls
Tea cups and saucers
Mixing bowls
OTHER EQUIPMENT REQUIRED
| ITEMS | QUANTITY |
| Pie dish | 12 |
| wooden spoons | 6 |
| egg whisk | 6 |
| sauce pans | 12 |
| mincer | 6 |
| masher | 6 |
| kitchen knives | 24 |
| loaf tins | 24 |
| meat tong ,cutlet beater | 6 |
| conical strainer | 24 |
| metal cooking spoons | 24 |
| pastry cutters | 24 |
| pastry brushes | 24 |
| can openers | 6 |
| food cover | 48 |
| pudding bowls | 48 |
| plastic buckets with lids | 12 |
| food processor | 3 |
| trays | 12 |
| dust bins | 24 |
| mop and mop bucket | 24 |
| kitchen stools | 6 |
| mixing bowls | 24 |
| rolling pins | 24 |
| ITEMS | QUANTITY |
| pastry boards | 24 |
| chopping boards | 24 |
| cake tins | 24 |
| frying basket | 24 |
| orange squeezer | 30 |
| graters | 30 |
| sandwich tins | 24 |
| kitchen scissors | 6 |
| silver skewers | 100 |
| joint forks and knives | 24 |
| dish cloth | 60 |
| stoves | 4 |
| cookers | 6 |
| refrigerator | 4 |
| deep freezer | 4 |
| ice cream machine | 1 |
| chocolate kettle | 4 |
| pastry rolling machine | 2 |
| grinding mills | 4 |
| pressure cookers | 4 |
| grill | 4 |
| steamer | 3 |
| cake decorating set | 6 |
| cooling rack | 12 |
Waiting and Reception
| ITEMS | QUANTITY |
| Canteen of cutlery | 144 |
| A variety of cooking spoons | 12 each |
| Staubkess steek and other trays | 48 |
| Dinner sets | 24 |
| Breakfast sets | 24 |
| Variety of glasses | 144 |
| Tea kettles | 4 |
| Trolley | 2 |
| Table numbers | 12 |
| Ash trays | 24 |
| Salad crescent | 6 |
| Platters |
Institutional Management
| ITEMS | QUANTITY |
| Champagne glasses | 48 |
| Lounge suite | 2 sets |
| Bed linen | 6 sets |
| Dolls | 4 |
| Baby's bowls and buckets | 12 |
| Ironing boards | 6 |
| Electric iron | 6 |
| Baby's cot | 1 |
Clothing and Craft
No of students per session: 30
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Sewing machines (treadle, electric, overlock, embroidery), sewing machine oil, oil can |
Chest of drawers |
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Ironing boards |
Easles |
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Commercial patterns |
Light box |
| Files, screen printing frames | staple guns, staples,thinbles,pins,variety of threads |
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Catalogues |
Hawk-saws |
| Palette knives | wooden spatula |
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Shears (various sizes including pinking shears) |
Looms,bias binding, rick-rack |
| Drawing boards,tapes, laces, hooks and eyes | pelters wheel |
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French curves, ribbons, buttons, velcro |
Pastel |
| Scooper | Hammer |
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Tape measures |
Water and oil paint |
| Drawing boards | Pilers |
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Tailor's chalk |
Sketch books |
| Patterns for soft toy, indian ink,lettering pens | slab board |
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Tracing wheels, pattern paper |
Vanguards, fabric for embroidery |
| Wadding | Fabric (linen, cotton, fur, check,jean) |
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Dressmaker's carbon paper |
Felt pens |
| Embroidery threads | needles |
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Scalopping Shears |
Stencil Cutting knives |
| Dutch iron | Embroidery patterns |
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Bodkins |
Printing inks |
| Paper scissors | Square inch pattern papers |
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Seam Rippers |
Tracing papers |
| Rolling pins | Paint palettes |
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Sewing machine accessories |
Masking tapes |
| Industrial machines | Flannel graph and equipment |
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Steam irons |
Adhesives |
| Generator | Textbooks, magazines, journals on clothing and textiles |
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Electric irons |
Fabric ink (assorted colours) |
| Full length mirrors | sleeve board |
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Dressmaker's model |
Embroidery Threads |
Commercial Studies
No of students per session: 40
| Frankin machine | swivel chairs | stop watch | executive desks |
| cabinets | Photocopier | cassettes |
Type writers |
| files | Computer accessories | tape recorders |
Computers |
| stylus pens | Scanning machine | compact disc |
Printers |
| vehicles | Fax machine | air conditioners |
UPS |
| cameras | Calculators | text books |
Ink Cartridge |
| generator | Inter-com | magazines |
Typing and Duplicating paper |
| guillotine | Telephone (including mobile) | answering machine |
Adding machines |
Office and General
Duplicating machine
Computer
Photocopier
Communication
The Institute offers courses in Hotel and Catering Studies, Clothing, Art and Craft, Accounts and Secretarial Studies. (Office routine and short hand) Communication is a core subject offered by all students. This department is in need of a laboratory with the following equipment:
Television and video sets
Audio tapes on Teaching of English as a foreign language
Video tapes
English language text books
Computers
Filing cabinets
Overhead projector and transparencies
Other accessories required in language laboratory
