Alex Muwanguzi

Alex is the second born of two sisters and two brothers. His mother is a local tailor and used their small piece of land to raise a few pigs and grow food. When Alex reached Senior Two the family unfortunately lost their land, which reduced the family’s income and Alex’s mother could not continue to pay school fees for him. He was asked him to leave school and engage in work so that he could support the family.

Alex recalls her mother sitting him down and explaining that to him, and it was the end of school for him. Alex started income generating activities such as basic farming and brick making; but realised that he needed the skills to support him and his family for the future as well as in the short term.

Alex regularly attending the sports programmes with us, so when Uganda Creates announced the VTS scheme in his community, he applied  for the scholarship.

“I choose welding and metal fabrication because I realise the demand of welded products is high. Every day I see every new occupants in the community installing metallic windows and doors. There is growing welding workshop in my home town, and I hope to be employed there and gain more experience once I completes my scholarship with the hope of establishing my own workshop in the next five years.”