Akello Maliam

Akello Maliam – Instructor in Fashion and Design.

Born in Ngora district she qualified as a Fashion and Design Instructor graduating with a diploma from Jinja Vocational Training Institute.

She started working at Macedonian Vocational Institute in October 2022 and has the ambition of studying for a Diploma in Area, specialising in fashion and design.

Maliam likes working at MVI because all the staff and instructors are supportive. Maliam says the students work hard and come and ask if they do not know things. She says they have a good number of manual sewing machines, but they could do with more of the modern electrical machines like they have in factories.

Maliam is single and likes to read her bible as it encourages her when times are difficult. She also enjoys playing volleyball and played at a national level.