"I am 19 years old. I was born and raised in Malanda village, Eswatini. I stay in Malanda with my parents and my 5 siblings. I am the 5th born child. I went to Bulembu Christian Primary School. I usually played soccer at school although it was not my favorite sport. When it was time to train for soccer l used to run away and go play volleyball because I enjoyed playing it more than soccer. I did my grade 1 to grade 7 however I didn’t proceed to high school because my parents could not afford to pay the school fees.
In 2021, l saw someone doing electrical house wiring and I was also interested in what he was doing. Lucky enough I then got an opportunity to go and learn electrical house wiring. I went to that school and now I got the certificate. I tried looking for a job but they said that I can’t get the job because I’m too young. I don’t think it’s all about the age to be able to work, but I think it’s all about your mind and the excitement to do it. When they turned me down I then come back to bulembu and went to work at the local Forestry company for 3 months. Then God finally answered my prayers of getting a better job.
Now I am working for Abide Well, making blocks that will be used to build houses for those in need. I make the bricks with my older brother. Making these bricks is not easy work. What makes me to continue working is that l told myself that there is no easy work in life. Sometimes you can think that the job is easy from a distance but then when you do it that’s when you realize it’s actually hard. Thats why l push very hard here because there is no work that is so easy. I see myself owning my own welding workshop one day. My father bought me a welding machine and then I learned with my own machine. Now I can do some projects or anything that you want welded, I even welded some gates."
