Godfrey completed his training in carpentry at the end of 2022 from Albert Valley Institute of Vocational Studies. Prior to attending the training course Godfrey was a subsistence farmer. Having lost his wife in 2021 leaving him to care for their five children, ages 3 to 6, he decided to learn a trade in order to better provide for his children.

Shortly after graduating he set up a small business in Kasese producing bedframes, chairs and cupboards. A very high level of craftsmanship is evident in Godfrey’s work. He creates intricate carvings in the headboards for beds. He now employs a trainee and besides teaching carpentry skills he also provides food and soap for him to wash his hands after work.

Godfrey initially struggled with a lack of tools but he was identified as a potential recipient of Workaid tools, which has allowed him to strengthen his business and recruit trainees.

Godfrey is able to send his children to school and he hopes that in 5 years’ he will have a bigger workshop and a plot of land to build a house on for his family.