Overview
Shifah kiganda, a primary school teacher, resorted to the mobile Money business following the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. She claims that no matter how well she understood some basic business principles, she was unaware of what her new business required to thrive. She attended KYUSA training and learned business practices and skills such as communication, relationship building, financial discipline, and creativity, among other things. Shifah claims to have registered more customers than before.
In her own words…
“I’m Shifah, and I run a mobile money company. Actually, I considered being in the wrong business at first, but then I remembered all of my other options. Second, I assumed that those I met in businesses similar to mine had won over all of their customers. Later, someone connected me to the KYUSA business plus ICT program, which was running at the time, and I enrolled in the classes. They taught me everything I needed to know about customer service, bookkeeping, creativity, relationship building, and much more. Now I see that I’m making good progress. I want to thank our leaders for assisting us in taking the next step in growing our businesses.”
Conclusion
The pandemic had a significant impact on many teachers, including Shifah. During the long lockdown, many people turned to alternative sources of income to meet their basic needs. Shifah started her business to simply survive, but she soon realized it offered her more hope and freedom than her teaching job, so she decided to keep going even after the schools reopened. Her difficulties are shared by many people who start businesses as a means of survival, but thanks to our business training, she now has the skills to confidently run and grow her business. At kyusa, we believe in giving women entrepreneurs wings to thrive because when women thrive, homes and communities thrive.
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