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Twebaze Frank

Working at a Fashion company

Rada Shoes Limited

My name is Twebaze Frank from Uganda, i am an employee at Rada shoes compony limited, i do pattern designing, product forecasting and shoe production. As a shoe maker i was inspired by my friend collins who used to make sandles that were very nice to me, later i went to kampala to learn shoe making in RADA shoes where i obtained shoe making skills later i joined shoe making TRAINING workshop at Management Training Advosory Center (MTAC) kampala in 2022, at MTAC i gained skills of pattern drafting of all types of shoes. I started making all shoe fashions a cording to what customer wants such as moccasin, cowboy boot, Oxford gentle shoes among others. Curently, i continued my studies at Makerere Institute of socisl development center studying Diploma in Business Administration and i pay my tution from shoe making as my career.

Designing of a sustainable mountain boot

Category: Footwear

Competitions: Africa

PROJECT TITLE: Designing of a sustainable footwear product. Anew footear product which is both stylish and sustainable , designing of original boot that is suitable for walking and climbing in mountains, confortable in all weather conditions. Designing requirments: cow leather of different designs , black lastic, Linning(rexin) , eyelets, shoelaces, Insole (Texon) white gum, glue bond and Pure rubber sole. Designing considerations: Original pure leather is concidered in order to make the product durable that can last for atleast 5 years, this boot design can walk in all weather conditions . AETHETICS: Use of black and brown cow leather(bora) to make the boot looks very nice and attractive , designs that conveys Rwenzori block mountains and Rift vally in western uganda.

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