By Christopher Jimu
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-A-26 year old woman Brenda Gondwe is one of the women who has defied all odds to scale greater heights in entrepreneurship.
The Malawi Institute of Tourism graduate has shown that with skill, passion and acumen one can move mountains.
Having overcome troubled upbringing including losing her sight at one time, Gondwe says God is the reason why she is still surviving and doing well.
She went totally blind in 2015 and it would take another year before she could regain her sight after being prayed for.
“I lost’ my father when I was young but I never despaired. To make matters worse I also went blind the same year and things went from bleak to worse. My step father and aunt helped me to be where I am today. I have gone through thick and thin but look at me now I have a
well-functioning eating house. What I am doing is my dream and thankfully God has answered my prayer.”
At her restaurant Gondwe said she makes sure that she prepares meals to the best of her customers needs.
On offer at the restaurant is nsima, rice, chapati served with chicken both local and high breed, beef, all kind of fish and vegetables.
The restaurant is strategically positioned and can even be accessed by the discerning locals who want to have the best from professionally trained chefs even on foot.
A regular client Kelvin Maliyosi said opening the restaurant was timely because most people around Phwetekere could not eat proper food before consuming their beloved drinks including alcohol.
“What Brenda has done is a welcome development because we need to eat and have options because we cannot all the time consume chiwaya chips. We need meals properly prepared,” said Maliyosi.
From next week the place will be offering chicken and beef samoosas.
