Gracious Karekyezi
It was when her beloved grandmother, Grace, became sick that Gracious—in 7th grade at the time—discovered how understaffed public hospitals were. “We had to wait hours in a queue to see a nurse. Most times, the nurse would tell us she is too tired and we should return the next day.”
Gracious Karekyezi
It was when her beloved grandmother, Grace, became sick that Gracious—in 7th grade at the time—discovered how understaffed public hospitals were. “We had to wait hours in a queue to see a nurse. Most times, the nurse would tell us she is too tired and we should return the next day.”
Gracious Karekyezi
It was when her beloved grandmother, Grace, became sick that Gracious—in 7th grade at the time—discovered how understaffed public hospitals were. “We had to wait hours in a queue to see a nurse. Most times, the nurse would tell us she is too tired and we should return the next day.”
When she became too weak to walk to the hospital, the two used a motorcycle taxi service, Boda Boda. “I would sit with her and support her from behind, but due to the wind and dust on our dirt roads, she became sicker. My grandmother’s health deteriorated and she eventually died. I lost my sweetheart.” The experience inspired Gracious to become a nurse, and she went on to win the Girls to Lead Africa Scholarship to study nursing at Kampala International University
Ayebaza Esther
After her father failed to pay back a bank loan he’d taken out to finance Ayebaza’s and her sibling’s tuition, the whole family was left to rely on a small craft business her mother had started. “Life was very difficult because the tourists we sold to were seasonal, and most of them didn’t even know about our shop.”
Ayebaza Esther
After her father failed to pay back a bank loan he’d taken out to finance Ayebaza’s and her sibling’s tuition, the whole family was left to rely on a small craft business her mother had started. “Life was very difficult because the tourists we sold to were seasonal, and most of them didn’t even know about our shop.”
Ayebaza Esther
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“I was lucky to get a scholarship from Girls to Lead Africa to join college, and I graduated with a diploma in information technology. While in my coding classes, I realized I could actually solve my mother’s problem. I learned how to code and I could finally figure out a way for my mother and other shop operators to be able to sell every day, everywhere in the world—selling online!” The idea for Easyshop was born, and Ayebaza sold the concept to other Girls to Lead Africa tech graduates who are now working on launching the business.
