“I Have A Degree In Civil Engineering But I Work As A Toilet Cleaner, It pains” Basoga Man Cries Out

My name is Michael, and I hail from Jinja in Uganda’s Busoga region. Several years ago, I earned a degree in Civil Engineering, full of ambition and dreams of building a prosperous career.

I pictured myself working on major construction projects, earning a respectable income, and providing for my family. However, reality had other plans. Despite my academic qualifications, securing a stable job in my field proved to be a constant challenge.

Months stretched into years, and I ended up accepting any work I could find just to make ends meet. In the end, I was cleaning toilets and doing menial jobs simply to pay rent and put food on the table.

Every day brought feelings of frustration, embarrassment, and despair. I kept asking myself why I had invested so much in my education only to land in such a low-paying, degrading position.

Watching my peers advance in their careers left me feeling stuck, and I began questioning my own potential and future. It was during this difficult period that.TO READ MORE, TAP HERE