Harriet Kantono is an 18-year-old from Bulamagi, Iganga, Eastern Uganda. In 2018, she joined one of BRAC Uganda’s ELA clubs where she learned about sexual reproductive health and was equipped with livelihood skills that include financial literacy, and crafting skills such as knitting sweaters.
In December 2019, she graduated from the club and was provided with a start-up kit from BRAC Uganda. The kit included a sweater knitting machine and knitting materials. BRAC also provided her with a house for rent where she can set up her business.
“I am very happy with the turn my life has taken with the help of BRAC. I can see my business grow and one day make my dreams come true,” she expresses.
Harriet now lives off the livelihood skills that she has learned from the EELAY club. In less than 3 months of her graduation she secured a contract with one of the biggest primary schools in Iganga, to make sweaters for its students.
