My name is Natasha and I am a Zambian lady. I was born in a town called Ndola and lived there till i was 13 when my family moved to the capital, Lusaka. I went to very good schools and completed my high school education at St. Mary's secondary school. I then did a year in Law at a college called NIPA and thereafter went to study at the University of Namibia. My time at University of Namibia allowed me to go on an exchange programme for six months at Linkoping University in Sweden. I have not yet completed my course due to financial problems but plan to go back at a later time.
I came to the start of my business after watching a Youtube video that really interested me. A nail technician made doing nails look easy and fun and so I went out and looked for the tools i saw in the video. So far i have quite a number of tools but there's still more that i need to acquire.
At the moment, I am working for an NGO called Population Council as a research assistant. I deal mainly with issues pertaining to underpriveleged adolescent girls in the rural areas in Zambia. I interview them on issues like gender based violence, education, pregnancy, early marriages and their sources of income.
My business is that of a nail technician. It is in high demand because ladies always want to look good be it for work, weddings, school or just a day to day look. I chose this business because it has always been something that i admired when I saw someone doing it and I always wondered how the technician that attended to them went about creating the beautiful artwork.
My typical costs are acrylic and gel polish bottles that I have to order from eBay because I haven't been able to find a permanent source in my town. I usually have about five customers a week and most of these have requested different designs they would like me to do for them so I have a list of things that will improve the quality of my business.
My profits go into a savings account for my future plans to go back and complete my school, and also goes into family needs.
The funds will enable me to buy supplies for my business to increase sells. It will benefit my family in that there will be more income coming into the home and I will also hire help from my community
Tadala the creative!
My name is Natasha and I am a Zambian lady. I was born in a town called Ndola and lived there till i was 13 when my family moved to the capital, Lusaka. I went to very good schools and completed my high school education at St. Mary's secondary school. I then did a year in Law at a college called NIPA and thereafter went to study at the University of Namibia. My time at University of Namibia allowed me to go on an exchange programme for six months at Linkoping University in Sweden. I have not yet completed my course due to financial problems but plan to go back at a later time.
I came to the start of my business after watching a Youtube video that really interested me. A nail technician made doing nails look easy and fun and so I went out and looked for the tools i saw in the video. So far i have quite a number of tools but there's still more that i need to acquire.
At the moment, I am working for an NGO called Population Council as a research assistant. I deal mainly with issues pertaining to underpriveleged adolescent girls in the rural areas in Zambia. I interview them on issues like gender based violence, education, pregnancy, early marriages and their sources of income.
My business is that of a nail technician. It is in high demand because ladies always want to look good be it for work, weddings, school or just a day to day look. I chose this business because it has always been something that i admired when I saw someone doing it and I always wondered how the technician that attended to them went about creating the beautiful artwork.
My typical costs are acrylic and gel polish bottles that I have to order from eBay because I haven't been able to find a permanent source in my town. I usually have about five customers a week and most of these have requested different designs they would like me to do for them so I have a list of things that will improve the quality of my business.
My profits go into a savings account for my future plans to go back and complete my school, and also goes into family needs.
The funds will enable me to buy supplies for my business to increase sells. It will benefit my family in that there will be more income coming into the home and I will also hire help from my community