My name is Alick Banda a young enterprising entrepreneur. I live in Chibombo in central province. I went to Liteta Primary School for primary education and completed secondary school at Chibombo Boarding High School.
Having completed my senior secondary school was not guarantee enough for me that I would get employed easily. Lack of employment in the district is the main challenge in the district especially the youth. As a result of this you end up to do anything just to earn a living.
However, I was faced with a lot of hardship from the time I completed school, I stayed home for 2 solid years without getting a job. I wrote many application letters and were unsuccessful, it was all regrets. Therefore, I continued fighting and soldiering on very hard until one material day, I received a phone call where I had applied as a shop keeper .I accepted the offer to work as a shop keeper and I worked for one year and 7 months. During this period I was saving some money so that I could start up my own business in the near future. Looking at the area am living in, I discovered the solar system business. I live a rural set where there is no electricity as such I saw an opportunity of starting the business of selling and distributing solar panels, solar light, solar chargers, solar radios and the inventors.
Culture, I live in a rural set up or village set and most people there use solar system for lighting and charging phones. Mainly the people use charcoal for preparations of food or cooking use charcoal, candles for lighting and kerosene for lighting . All these makes our culture unique in the land we living in.
One my free time, I go to the Library to study as I have enrolled for distance learning at Mulungushi University in Kabwe where am studying degree in electrical engineering.
Mainly am involved in the selling and distribution of solar energy system and these are ; solar kit for lighting the houses, solar radios, solar lights, solar charging system for phones, solar panels and inventors. I need support from the backers because the demand of these solar products is very high and am unable to meet demand and satisfy the increased market . I started with solar lights at amount of K 7,500.00 and am working with K 18,500.00 which needs an additional amount in order to buy more solar products for me to satisfy the demands of the people in our community and make more income to grow the business and empower the rural community with solar products to lit their homes and able to charge their phones conveniently.
Due to high demand of Solar energy storage and power supply in our rural communities especially solar lighting, sola panels, inventor and solar radios. I need fund to reinvest more to meet the demand of the people in our community of the solar home system. If am empowered with more funds I want to empower the people our rural community to be supplied with these solar system that have increased in demand and most people want the lightimg system in their homes and able to watch Television Sets. However, I will benefit by making a lot of income and feed help my family financially and help mg community chase away darkness from their house today.