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The fourth born out of a family six
siblings, Sharon Logiel always desired to acquire at least a
bachelor’s degree. As a result, she took her
academics very seriously.
“I wanted to study up to university. But my
parents did not have enough money to take care of my school needs,” she
reveals.
The lack of fees forced Sharon to dropout in
Senior Four. Life became
complicated as she had to stay home doing
nothing.
One day when listening to the radio, she heard
an announcement about training opportunities offered by Enabel at Moroto
Technical Institute. Sharon was very interested so immediately applied.
“Luck was on my side; the application
was successful. I was invited to the training at Moroto Technical
Institute” a smiling Sharon says.
While there were various courses the mother
of two could have selected, Sharon chose tailoring. Making clothes has
always been her passion.
Together with other trainees also from
Karamoja region, they were trained for three months. After completion
of the training at Moroto
Technical Institute, they were sent for
industrial training.
“I was given a sewing machine as a
startup kit at the end of the industrial training,” she says.
Now that Sharon has both the skill and machine,
she was ready to start business. However, the 23-year-old still needed one more
thing to start - some materials to sew.
She borrowed 20,000 from a friend and this
enabled her to join Moroto’s tailoring industry. Her industrial training
provider, an experienced
tailor, offered Sharon free workspace.
The training has started to yield fruits.
“I now earn and can afford to buy food at
home, dress myself and support my parents,” she joyfully says.
Sharon has plans for the future. She is currently
saving in order to acquire more machines and materials. The young
mother eventually plans
to start her own tailoring workshop where she
can employ and train young people.
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