If you have some relatives who complain that they cant get ahead because of their lack of resources or means, then just point them to Buken Makokha of Kenya, who was born in to the slums near Nairobi but juggles three businesses and goes to university daily. Face2Face Africa reports: Makokha, 23, owns a barbershop, a motorcycle Buken Makokha Kenyadelivery service, and sells stoves in a packed day that would exhaust anyone. He wakes up 3 a.m. every day to study his school lessons then heads to his Clean Touch barbershop (pictured right) at 7 a.m. to open up and greet one of his employees. Makokha then jets off at 8 a.m. to deliver packages and letters in Nairobi via motorbike. In his downtime during delivering packages, he checks a Facebook page for new orders of the EcoZoon clean burning stoves.... Of his overachieving work ethic, Makokha says, We youth in the slums are not supported. So you have to struggle with everything, he continues. You dont have a mentor, you have no place to run for help -- that is what is making me work every day very hard. Bravo to Makokha for not letting anything stand in his way! Watch him talk about the rest of his day here:
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 20:52:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015