By Nitanga Tchandrou and Sara Haggag
Kabezi is a vibrant village nestled amidst rolling hills, there lives Liberata. She sells traditional beer. She owns a small traditional bar by the beach outside the Kabezi market.
Every morning, Liberata wakes before the sun kisses the horizon and sets to work. She fetches beer after she prepares her 7 children for school. Liberata did not finish primary school but she works hard so that her kids can study and make it in life.
“I only make 6,000BIF (1.3 Dollars) as profit per day if only I make it and sell 60 litres of beer as I buy 20 litres for 20,000BIF and sell it 22,000BIF” she says. Compared to other traditional bars next to hers, she is struggling to get clients as much as others do because she works alone. Liberata’s husband is a farmer but with climate change, the harvest is not as good as it used to be.
”We used to harvest more than 100kg of maize per season before, when there was enough rain which is not the case now” she mentioned. Liberata found herself the main bread winner of the family since the little they harvest is only enough for the family’s consumption.
Minani a regular client at Liberata’s Bar drinking beer. He can spend 2000BIF to 4000BIF per day
This story was produced with support from InfoNile and MICT under the 2024 #EverydayNile Project.
