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Victoria Nangala, Wakiso district, Uganda
Carpenter and founder of Victoria Interiors, a furniture and interior business
“My mother is a tailor, and I learned the art from her. In 2020, I walked into a nearby workshop and told them, ‘I can sew and dress your sofas,’ and they took me in, and I became the best at my work. While there, I learned carpentry. I left the workshop in 2022 and started my own with only 1 million Ugandan shillings (about 258 United States dollars), and I kept growing the business. I wouldn’t eat the profits; I would put it back into the business. You can start with any money you have. Nobody will help you. You have to do it by yourself.”
Carpenter and founder of Victoria Interiors, a furniture and interior business
“My mother is a tailor, and I learned the art from her. In 2020, I walked into a nearby workshop and told them, ‘I can sew and dress your sofas,’ and they took me in, and I became the best at my work. While there, I learned carpentry. I left the workshop in 2022 and started my own with only 1 million Ugandan shillings (about 258 United States dollars), and I kept growing the business. I wouldn’t eat the profits; I would put it back into the business. You can start with any money you have. Nobody will help you. You have to do it by yourself.”
