25 Sep 2024
Empowering sudanese refugees in Kampala: A community-led res…
Her life took a turning point when she enrolled in a digital skills training course under ABLI-G project funded by the European Union. For nine months, Foos committed herself to mastering skills that could change her family’s future. By the end of the nine months, she had completed the program and was ready to dive into the world of online freelancing. She landed her first freelance job on Upwork.
“It felt unreal,” Foos recalls.
“That first project may have been small, but to me, it was proof that I could succeed, despite my circumstances.” Since then, she has expanded her work to platforms like LinkedIn and Proz, earning an average of 300 USD per month. This income supports her family by supplementing food rations, purchasing school supplies for her siblings, and covering her own personal needs.
However, working as a freelancer in a refugee camp comes with its share of challenges.
“I don’t own a laptop, so I often have to borrow one to work, which is not reliable” Foos explains.
“And with the power outages in the camp, I’m limited to working until 11 p.m. It’s frustrating, knowing I could accomplish more if I had the right resources.”