Stitching a Future: Justin Moyo’s Journey with the Youth Justice Program
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BECOMING A YMCA VOLUNTEER
24/07/2024
No police officer has ever reported for duty on swim wear, because there is no one doing menial a job turns up for duty dressed in a suit. Observing this, Justin, a 20 year old, set to get them dressed for the occasion by getting into partnership with a friend to sew work suits. He bought the first 10 metres at USD$43 and they made seven work suits, which they sold for USD$15 each. They sold them to the workers around their hood.
The first batch did not go as planned as there were some hiccups, with the friend leading to a delay in delivering the work suits, but after he had received the work suits, they sold very well.
“My friend was supposed to get the first batch ready earlier but had some challenges which made him postpone the deadline for delivery and it was a major setback, as it was the pilot project,” said Justin.
He pointed out to the fact that relying on his friend for sewing was a malfunction to his business and wished to own his own machine, as he now has the skill to sew.
He had received USD $60 for the business start-up and has fully paid back the loan. As a young man with dreams, Justin wants to broaden his business and be a known fashionista with his own brand name.
“I want to grow my business as a fashionista to where I win a brand label and have it sell worldwide,” said Justin. This, however, demands more commitment for him as a young person faced with a lot of peer pressure.
One of the greatest secrets that push young people to strive for success is having parents who believe in them. MaNdlovu, Justin’s mother, said: “I want to see my child succeed in life and become someone in the future that even when I am no more he may survive alone.” Limukani Moyo
Entrepreneurship is about bridging the gap by solving problems as you stand between the customers and the product, Limukani, stands out as he has been a service provider, providing the market with electricity tokens and airtime thus being an agent of connectivity. He received a loan of USD$60 and has repaid the entire amount, which shows how business has been good for him. No one wants to stay in the dark and everyone wants to connect to family and friends via calls or internet connections.
“l am happy to have paid the total amount and still continuing with the business which keeps expanding. Everyone wants to be online, and this makes the business very viable,” said Limukani.
Everyone at one point is in dire need to communicate, which makes the service provided to be rated among the basic needs. Limukani uses affiliate marketing, where some of his customers market for him while he markets their products and services, thus increasing his market size.
The young man expressed his gratitude as he can now shoulder the obligation of paying the rentals. “I am happy because this training was very helpful; giving us the much needed knowledge. I have now fully taken the responsibility of paying the rental fees”
His biggest challenge is the hike in prices that forces him to neglect some packages as they pose as an enormous risk not worth taking in his business. Also another challenge is the fluctuating prices in the market for forex exchange.
