Jards Products, a Malawi-based start-up producing bamboo baskets and furniture, is promoting economic empowerment to tackle youth unemployment in the Malawian capital of Lilongwe.
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Jards Products, a Malawi-based start-up producing bamboo baskets and furniture, is promoting economic empowerment to tackle youth unemployment in the Malawian capital of Lilongwe.
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The company was founded by Rosebill Satha-Sambo (pictured), a determined entrepreneur who first learned the craft of bamboo weaving at 14.
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The company was founded by Rosebill Satha-Sambo (pictured), a determined entrepreneur who first learned the craft of bamboo weaving at 14.
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Today, the young entrepreneur is passing on the skill of weaving to disadvantaged youth in her community.
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Today, the young entrepreneur is passing on the skill of weaving to disadvantaged youth in her community.
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The company's wide range of products include anything from garden sets and rocking chairs to elaborate baskets and outdoor tables.
Artisan skills transforming lives —
The company's wide range of products include anything from garden sets and rocking chairs to elaborate baskets and outdoor tables.
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Satha-Sambo advises aspiring entrepreneurs to "love and have passion for what they want to do." She adds: "Be prepared to work hard for your dream. Do not expect things will be easy -- they wont be, because the end result will be worth it."
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Satha-Sambo advises aspiring entrepreneurs to "love and have passion for what they want to do." She adds: "Be prepared to work hard for your dream. Do not expect things will be easy -- they wont be, because the end result will be worth it."
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"If you find donors, great, but always look for ways to make yourselves sustainable," she continues. "You will have more say on how you want to run your dream. And believe me, you will, at one point, want to give up, so surround yourself with people who will urge you on during those days."
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"If you find donors, great, but always look for ways to make yourselves sustainable," she continues. "You will have more say on how you want to run your dream. And believe me, you will, at one point, want to give up, so surround yourself with people who will urge you on during those days."
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Her last advice? "Network, network, network and always share your triumphs online!" says Satha-Sambo. "With technology we now live in a global community and you never know where your next opportunity will come from."
Artisan skills transforming lives —
Her last advice? "Network, network, network and always share your triumphs online!" says Satha-Sambo. "With technology we now live in a global community and you never know where your next opportunity will come from."
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