This Lady Mrs Juliana Godwin, a 42 years, who had her education stalled by lack of sponsorship in 1983 and now a JSS1 student of Junior
Secondary School, Gosa, Abuja, has become one of
those persons with strong will to change her condition. . . After moving
to Abuja in 2001 and since she had skill in hair plaiting, she became
the bread-winner of her family in 2001. Later she ventured into hawking
of water in a
“In 2003, I was able to save N1,000 from water hawking. . . I
started pepper and tomato business. I also went into corn roasting
business, but my husband stopped me from the business in 2007,” she
said. In 2008, she went into vocational training with an NGO where she
was trained in soap, pomade and disinfectants production and started the
business with N1500. . .
“After making savings
towards going back to school, my husband was against my decision and
quarreled seriously with me. But I didn’t give up on my decision. In
2013, I went on to enroll in School. I was able to raise N10, 000 to pay
for admission expenses,” she said . . She is ready to accept every
academic and moral discipline that will shape her future.
She is the
oldest person in the class of 80 students and participates in every
school activity. Even when she comes late to school, the teachers do
punish her just like other students and she has no problem with it. . .
She is a mother of four children, who she sponsors to the tune of N9,700
in a session while she also takes care of the family’s upkeep. “I have
seen great changes in my life, and I am coping seriously. My aim is to
study marketing in the university,” she added.
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