14/10/2021
Meet Sulaiba, an Alumni of the Fontes Youth Center!
When she joined the cultural troops of the Fontes Youth Center in 2016, Sulaiba already had a great passion burning within her. Raised by a single mother alongside her two sisters, the three siblings have been gifted with a talent for music and dancing from a very young age on. After she won a dancing competition at her school, she was approached by one of the FYC leaders, who introduced her to the possibility of becoming a professional performer.
This opportunity allowed her to grow her talent further and pursue many projects all around the world for 4 years. At the FYC, she developed a sense of belonging and was pushed to continuously develop herself. In 2020 however, her industry was heavily affected by the COVID crisis.
Out of a willingness to go out of her comfort zone and challenge herself, she then decided to participate in the FYC business catering course. The skills she acquired there enabled her to find a job, working as an administrative assistant at Fontes Uganda limited and as a hospitality officer at Walindi Point. Thanks to the business and computer skills that she learned, she can now work more independently.
Her career has enabled her to support her family to a large extent and she continues to perform as much as she can next to her occupations.
