Lady Mechanic Initiative is empowering and training young ladies in Auto Mechanic profession as skill acquisition to create wealth. LMI aim to train 36,000 women of Nigeria and across Africa over the years.

The program is a three year course. Also, the trainees are sent to our partners, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria in Kaduna, Coscharis Motors in Lagos, where they receive other high class training programme on fault finding, repairs, installation, dismantling and assembly etcetera. This specific programme is usually 3 months in each. Examinations will be conducted to assess the trainee, it will help to measure the capacity of a trainee, know the trainee weakness and strength; this aids improvement both in practical and theory. Apart from the technical training the ladies follow monthly lectures.

How Does The Lady Mechanic Initiative Hope To Achieve These

The Lady Mechanic Initiative hopes to achieve the above objectives through a programme of vocational training in auto mechanic activities complete with training in entrepreneurship and small business management.

Targets group: Young female

Age group: 14 years – 35 years

Positioning

• Empowering the Nigerian girl/lady even in a male dominated trade
• Educating and training girls in professions dominated by men
• Breaking all boundaries for women in the mechanical engineering profession
• Creating a better future for the girl instead of prostitution and other vices

Unique Selling Point
The girl/lady is the key to the future of the nation therefore helping them by empowering them is the weapon required.

Length Of Project/Training
3  years full training

Target areas 

• Densely populated areas
• Dropouts from schools or involved in illicit trade (i.e. Prostitution, hawking etc)
• Had experiences of one form of abuse or the other
• Had lost hope of better a life and a career

The Strategy

To dispel the notion that women cannot succeed in traditionally male jobs, we will train a proud troop of female in a program that offers a one -year course to women of all backgrounds,
We will offer course that teaches the fundamental skills of diagnosis and repair, and teaches students to build customer loyalty through friendly and efficient service.
We also emphasize ethics in trainings, uniting trainees in the mission to establish a reputation of fairness for women mechanics. Where male mechanics have earned a reputation for inflated prices and shoddy workmanship, our trainees maintain an image of professionalism and customer care.
As trainees enter the Lady Mechanic Initiative, they receive overalls, a starter toolkit, and a small stipend. They also receive a comprehensive, fully-illustrated diagnostic guide.

Training Schedule

• Community Outreach
• Recruitment
• Orientation and induction
• Posting
• Training
• Mentoring
• Exposure
• Spare parts training
• Industrial training
• Driving tutorials
• Trade test
• Internship
• Examination
• Monitoring & Evaluation
• Graduation
• Employment Placement
• Post graduation Monitoring

The program is a three year course. Also, the trainees are sent to our partners (such as Peugeot Automobile Nigeria in Kaduna and Coscharis Motors in Lagos), where they receive other high class training programme on fault finding, repairs, installation, dismantling and assembly etcetera. This specific programme is usually 3 months in each. Examinations are conducted to assess the trainee; it will help to measure the capacity of a trainee, know the trainee weakness and strength; this aids improvement both in practical and theory. Apart from the technical training the ladies follow monthly lectures. This monthly meeting is important for the trainees because it is part of the process preparing them for business as a small-scale enterprise involved in motor mechanical repairs. The meeting will also help to maintain that the trainees remain proud ambassadors of the initiative at all times. The three year training programme is summarized as follows;

Year One:
The trainees become involved in the rudiments of the programme through active direct repairs, thus removing the normal style of mechanical training usually associated with other unorganized mechanical workshops. Because the training officers are educated, focused and follow the timetable of the programme, the trainees begin to know how to fix a car from the first year, and also go through a spare parts training for two months.

Year Two:
The trainees are sent to our partners, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria in Kaduna, Coscharis Motors Lagos, where they receive other high class training programme on fault finding, repairs, installation, dismantling and assembly etc. The programme is usually 3 months in each. Trade test exam is also carried out.

Support a Dream!

The Lady Mechanic Initiative is an NGO that seek partnership with any individual, or organisation with commitment to empower women. We welcome any individual or organisation, both local and international, to partake in the challenge for women empowerment. Your ideas and contributions will make a difference!

Adopt a Trainee

You can help change a life by giving someone an opportunity to be a better person and enhancing the hidden skills in them. Your contribution will take a female/girl child off the streets.

You can sponsor in the areas as listed below.