Thegon, 4 June

With a view to creating job opportunities for rural women and improving their socio-economic status, a basic vocational sewing course was opened in Kyokgon Village, Thegon Township, Bago Region on 4 June.

At the event, an official from the Township Department of Rural Development clarified the purpose of the training course and called on the trainees to practically apply the lessons learned in the training to generate more income in their families.

The one-month training course is being attended by 25 trainees from villages and wards in the Township, according to an official from the Township DRD.—U Nyen Thu Win Shwe.—Translated by JT