• Asha Paulo stated that her life was full of difficulties that she had to overcome, and the most difficult of them was inherited from her husband.
• Her husband left her marriage when she was two months pregnant with their second child
• The Tanzanian woman said she was struggling to raise her two children because she had no support from friends or family.
• 78-year-old man had to wash people’s clothes as well as collecting and selling bottles to make a living

An elderly Tanzanian woman told how she made ends meet after her husband left her.

Asha Paulo said that her husband left her years ago when she was pregnant with her second child.

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Her husband left her when she was two months pregnant, leaving her devastated and helpless.

But Asha did not give up. She worked hard to ensure that her unborn second child and first child had a good life.

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“Since my parents died early, I had almost no help even from my family members. I had to look for a job to make ends meet. I educated them with many difficulties,” he said.

Despite all his efforts, one of his sons ended up on the street and never looked back.

Asha’s life became difficult as she looked for other ways to earn money and survive without the support of friends or family.

“I started collecting and selling bottles and cans to make my daily bread. Some days I earn KSh 1,200, sometimes KSh 900. Sometimes I do nothing. On other days, I go to the laundry to earn money,” said the 78-year-old grandmother.

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Separately, Nyandia Kamawe quit her corporate job during the pandemic to embark on an unexpected journey to transform discarded glass bottles into beautiful decor items.

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Despite the risk of resigning amid mass layoffs, Nyandia’s bold move led him to discover a niche business It directly employed ten people.

Nyandia’s glass decoration business has boosted his brand’s reputation by attracting contracts from high-profile clients including East African Breweries Limited, ZEP-RE and ABSA.

His workshop in Dagoretti was successful and contributed positively to sustainability efforts. Turning glass bottle waste into valuable decorations.

Editing was done by Otukho Jackson, multimedia journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.

Source: TUKO.co.ke