By Warren Nuwenyesiga | Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Nakito is the leader of domestic worker association and among the participants that were oriented on the awareness raising curriculum for domestic workers. She formed new mutual support groups and sensitized fellow domestic workers on their rights and responsibilities and encouraged them to join the association and utilize mutual support groups and start saving money. In March 2019, Nakito and 15 other domestic workers in the same mutual support group in Kigowa Ntinda Nakawa division decided to use some of their savings to start a poultry project. The project has now grown to 300 birds which they sell at 10,000/=each and share profits among themselves.
Through the mutual support groups, members have gained many skills like making daddies, crafts, cakes, samosas and weaving mats among others which they supply to different shops. However because of high mobility of domestic workers and loss of jobs, the business is now supported by 10 domestic workers who contribute money to cater for the costs. “The mutual support groups have not only empowered to know our rights and responsibilities but it has been an avenue to start income generating activities, improved on our savings and learn new vocational skills”.
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