Despite the fact that they were not able to pursue secondary school education due to financial problems the two identical twins brothers Salum and Said they never gave up.
They spent two years at a local carpentry store trying to learn basic skills in woodworking, every day they had to work for eight kilometers to reach the carpentry store, it was very difficult for them by the time they were only 16 years old, being carpenters was their life dream.
Their father was a watchman in one of the shops owned by a rich India in the city center. The old man was not able to send his two sons to secondary school. However, he managed to connect them to a well known local carpenter so that they can gain some skills in woodwork by paying a small fee per month.
The two brothers were hard working and they managed to understand basic woodworking skills within one year, and they were able to make any kind of furniture such as stool, bed, cupboard and wardrobe. Knowing that they are to be the best in order to have their own wood work office they decided to add another year at the store in order to improve their woodworking skills.
Later they started their own office under the mango tree beside their small house which had only two rooms at that time. The two brothers were very popular in making beds, dressing tables and sofa sets thing that made them as the first choice when it comes to furniture.
Their small woodworking furniture store was not on google map and it was very difficult for them to be known. I decided to add their furniture store on the map last year. I would like to see their small business is growing up and they succeed.
In essence, these kind of stories motivates me as a local guide to keep adding small businesses on the map and by seeing people view photos and like the business it keeps me motivated to continue save my community as a local guide.