Kaya: Sayouba Soré, an example of reconciliation between studies and livelihood
Kaya, May 14, 2022 (AIB) – A student in Terminale D, Sayouba Soré is forced by precariousness to wash machines when he has no class, in order to take care of his little sisters and pay for himself later. , training in a professional school of animal health.
It is a student-machine washer, visibly proud of his status that we met in Kaya, in full activity.
Sayouba soré, since it is regarding him, in school uniform, made shine in record time, the vehicles and motorcycles entrusted to his washing service located at a street corner not far from the great mosque of the city.
To see him handling his work tools with dexterity, one cannot imagine that the machine washer has taken on this profession without prior training and in just 6 months of practice, if we stick to his comments.
Came to take his motorcycle, a customer who requested anonymity positively appreciates the work of the young 23-year-old student. “I’m satisfied with its dynamism, because it’s fast and it washes well,” he explains, adding that he is a loyal customer.
Regularly enrolled in a private high school in Kaya, he struggles to ensure not only his schooling but also his daily sustenance.
Between courage and despair, the ambitious young man knew how to tame misery to land somehow, in class of terminal D.
Faced with family responsibilities combined with his school fees and those of his two little sisters, the fighter Soré had no choice but to embark on an income-generating activity (IGA).
First in the field of masonry as an apprentice, with his little knowledge of the said trade, he occasionally won small contracts which enabled him somehow to meet his daily needs.
“I had the idea of creating my own machine washing place, in October 2021, when Mr. Sakandé, machine washer with whom I practiced the profession in my free time for a remuneration of 500 CFA francs per day, told me that he had difficulties managing his two machine washing sites and decided to sell me his corner for 300 thousand CFA francs”, explains the contender for the 2022 baccalaureate.
“I have already paid 250 miles and the rest will be paid during the holidays,” he adds, adding that to open his vehicle washing workshop, he sacrificed his small ruminants.
“I had a passion for this job. I had to sell my goats in the village to buy this second-hand machine, the barrel and the small equipment,” he says.
According to him, the machine washing activity feeds his man, in the sense that the strategic position of his company, located near the great mosque of Kaya, allows him to make a lot of profits, especially on Fridays, where Muslim worshipers leave their gear for washing.
“Thanks to this job, I was able to negotiate the place and pay the school fees of my little sisters in classes of 6e et 5e. In agreement with the bursar of my high school, I pay in installments for my schooling”, he launches proudly.
On a tuition of 80 thousand CFA francs, he has already paid 72,500 francs and he has 7,500 francs left as unpaid fees. A remainder that he reassures will be settled in the days to come.
To cope with these charges, Sayouba Soré had the intelligence to subscribe to a daily savings plan at the cost of 2,000 CFA francs, thanks to which he admits to making significant savings.
He assures us that this job cannot harm his education and promises to celebrate his admission to the Baccalaureate series D soon.
Beyond the holidays, he says he devotes himself to this work on Friday followingnoons and weekends, when he has no class.
Sayouba says he is supported in his activity by an apprentice who is not regular.
After obtaining his diploma, the future entrepreneur intends to continue in a professional school of animal health, following his dream shattered by numerous failures in military recruitment.
“With my savings, I plan to enroll in a private school in Kaya while continuing to work as a machine washer,” he says. As prospects, Sayouba Soré plans to open two other machinery washing sites in the city, in order to extend its work.
“I have already made contact with a local merchant to acquire a washing machine and equipment payable in installments to open a second workshop. An internally displaced student is already willing to accompany me in this new adventure,” says Mr. Soré.
A native of Tampelga-Yarcé, commune of Kaya, province of Sanmatenga, Sayouba Soré left the village with a certificate of primary studies (CEP) in his pocket, he began his first cycle in Tenkodogo, capital of the Center region. Is, with his uncle, before returning to continue in class of 4e with his parents.
He then moved to Kaya, alone in the courtyard of one of his uncles to continue his studies in a private high school there.
Sayouba experiences difficulties not only in ensuring her education, but also in meeting her daily needs and those of her family who live in precarious conditions.
Despite everything, the Bac D candidate hopes to follow through on his dreams of becoming an animal health officer.
Burkina Information Agency
Augustin Irwaya OUEDRAOGO
AIB/Sanmatenga
