Success Story Feature
Comfort Ishiaku
Comfort newly moved into Sapele when it dawned on her that she couldn’t rely on her husband’s salary alone. Things didn’t turn out for them as she had hoped despite him being a hardworking man. Realizing this made her quickly think of ways she could earn money to raise the living standard of her family. Fish farming came to mind; she had learned a thing or two about it back in Katsina where she previously relocated from with her two kids to join her husband.
Mrs Precious Chukwunaru
Mrs Precious Chukwunaru is a young hardworking woman left with 4 young children after the passing of her husband 4 years ago. When she came to the OLEJU entrepreneurship hub she had no stable means of income, she was looking for an opportunity to learn tangible skills with which she can earn a living and cater for the needs of her children.
She joined the leather works department, where she learned to make fashion bags, school bags, beach bags,table mats, purses and accessories within 3 months after which she received her graduation certificate and launched her own bag production and sales business through our business support program.
Today, Mrs Precious has several income streams and she can now provide for her family. We are proud of her progress and we are committed to continue supporting determined women like her.
Hannah Williams
Hannah Williams had always nurtured a passion for the fashion industry but because of her humble background she could not afford to pursue that dream. When we encountered Hannah in 2016 at our She stands conference, she was making ends meet by selling noodles by the road side at night to passersby; she put herself at risk everyday staying out late at night trying to sell her wares. Many times she could not rake in enough sales to even purchase the noodles and she would shut down and reopen quite frequently.
After the conference she met with one of our counselors and shared her passion for fashion, because at RUDERF we are committed to supporting women in achieving their dreams, we enrolled her in a fashion school. Hannah was so passionate she learned the skill very fast and began to make beautiful outfits in no time. Today Hannah is a trained fashion designer, with plans to open up a training institute someday to give back to other women who aspire for greatness like her.
Jennifer Omasan
Jennifer Omasan is a young woman who joined our OLEJU entrepreneurship hub in 2019 desiring to learn a skill. Jennifer has a 2 years old daughter and she had no means of income to support her needs. After 6 months of joining the hub, she became one of the best students in the leather department. Her attention to detail and perfect finishing of all her works led to her being offered a job as an in house trainer and designer for the OLEJU HUB. Jennifer is currently utilizing her skill to uplift her family and support her young daughter.
Theophilus Racheal
Racheal’s dream is to pursue higher education and go on to become an economist, but her reality was that she may not be able to achieve that dream soon because of her humble background.
When she came to the hub, she was hoping to acquire a skill that would enable her generate income to support herself through school and she was determined to work hard at seeing this come true.
At OLEJU our goal is to help women start and launch sustainable enterprises and become financial stable and independent towards ending extreme poverty, hence we enrolled Racheal in the leather works department to start her off on her journey to a better future.
Today Racheal has completed her training and now produces and sells her products locally to raise funds to support her dreams. We are proud of the woman she is becoming and the progress she is making with her business.
Patience Sunday
Patience is a young woman that came to our hub with a desire to acquire skills in fashion and accessories production.
Patience at the time had a part time job in a hotel as a steward where she earned meager income that was not sufficient to support her dreams of returning to school to complete her educational journey.
She needed a free and flexible platform that would allow her work when it was convenient for her and OLEJU entrepreneurship hub was the ideal place.
Our programs are designed to accommodate women so that they can engage in multiple income generation ventures. Patience successfully completed her training and launched her own clothing and accessories production line locally. She is a proud entrepreneur who is on her way to fulfilling her dreams