Resilient Lady Who Could Not Afford Money for College, Learns How to Install Tiles, Now Employs 22 People

Cursory: Joyce Awino a young woman who could not further her education over funds, decided to learn how to Install Titles. She now boasts of a business that employs 22 people.

When Joyce Awino completed her secondary school in 2019, it became very obvious to her she would not further her education because her parents didn’t have the money to pay for her college education.

Although Awino always dreamt of becoming an electrician or engineer, she didn’t waste time having a pity party. She left her native Migori county for Nairobi to live with her brother.

In Nairobi, she was determined to learn a craft, and that is when she met the love of her life Sylvester Okongo. Okongo was not like some men who deceive ladies, he took her just like she was and offered to teach her how to install tiles.

“I started in 2020 as I was still living with my brother. He used to give me between N2k and N3600 per project,” Awino said.

The duo now boasts of a business that has employed 22 people who work for them per project.

“Our people travel to far-off places to install tiles for clients and we sometimes have to book hotels for them incase they are not in very safe places,” she said.

Initially, Awino used to feel a lot of back pain after working but she soon got used to it. She also decried clients who do not pay their money on time.

“It earned me respect from friends and family,” said Awino of her new job. You can find her on Facebook’s Fieldspar tiles installer centre or on +254 729 024 320.

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