Mama Courage offers a six-month intensive sewing course for 25 teenagers at a time while offering high quality daycare to their children. The curriculum includes discussions about reproductive health, HIV/AIDS prevention, support groups and individual counseling for these vulnerable adolescents. At the end of the six-month course the 25 single mothers are ready to begin their own business. They are given a sewing machine, a range of fabrics, and all the tools they will need to become freelance tailors.