“From Street Hustler to Office Professional: How I Rebuilt My Career After 6 Years in the Cold”

My name is Samuel Nkatha, and I’m 32 years old. For six tough years, I roamed the streets of Nairobi carrying a tray of boiled eggs, praying to sell enough to afford a simple meal and maybe a place to lay my head. What made it even harder to bear was knowing I held a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management. I had worked so hard in school, fueled by dreams, only to be met with silence each time I sent out a job application.
In the beginning, I kept telling myself, “It’s only a matter of time.” But days turned into months, and months into years. I knocked on door after door, attended interviews that led nowhere, and even offered my services for free at NGOs just to stay in touch with the professional world—but nothing ever seemed to change. Slowly, I started to feel invisible in a city that once promised so much..To Read More. Tap Here
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