Namuwaya

After acquiring her degree in food science and technology from Makerere University, Hazel Namuwaya, hunted for a job in vain.  Like most fresh graduates, she thought the grass was greener on the other side so she relocated to Norway.
Namuwaya putting final touches to the packaging
That did not work so well and she was forced to return. But after trying out a job that left a bad taste in her mouth, she quit to embark on processing juice from her parents’ home in Kawempe.
This idea she had earlier presented as a class project while she was still in school. However, nothing became of that and she gave up on that dream. Now that she was up against insurmountable odds, Namuwaya turned to her stale dream to save her.

One of the employees at work


Zelda Setimba,Namuwaya's mother displaying the products

With savings of sh600,000 from her previous job, she got some household utensils like a blender, chairs, dispensers and sieves and embarked on making juice from mangoes, passion and pineapples which she sold to at her church.
Today, Namuwaya, 28, owns and runs Ambrosia Foods, a juice and Chili sauce manufacturing company in Kawempe that employs 12 people. Find the full story in the New Vision or access it on (e-paper address). Check out and like @pakasa vision for more.
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