Work and education were the two that I worked on the most but I used to face a lot of challenges. This is because I am a girl who combines family life chores and her studies, but taking care of my grandmother is a second mother to me and my mentor.
Whenever I was low in morale she would always coax me to have stronger faith by reminding me that God was the Most Benevolent and was always by our side.
I used to write my CV in search of jobs on a simple paper ripped from a page of one of my books presenting it in my job searches eliciting surprises and scorn whenever and wherever I solicited for employment.
This is because I could not afford a laptop computer or so. I was not deterred at all nor did my hopes dampen.
It was as simple as I could make it.
There is no office that I have not sent my CV to, some of whom I have met with insults, disappointment, but always hope kept propelling me, year after year.
Abdirashid Dahabshiil found me by chance one hot afternoon as I was teaching some mothers to read and write. He was impressed by the efforts of the learners and even awarded a token to one of my students.
He received me in his office and asked me what my needs were to which I impulsively answered, “Employment”.
I never asked for worldly things but wished for a sustainable opportunity to make my worth, something that I always yearned for and searched for.
Abdirashid did not taunt me with intricate interviews nor demanded a referee to vouch for me, but to my elation, expressly assigned me a job.
He simply appreciated my efforts as I was engrossed in working with the community. He advised me to do my duties and not abandon the community services I worked in.
The next day I went to work in Dahabshiil and was happy that I had the opportunity to complete and advance my education that was uppermost in my mind.
Chairman (Abdirashid): Thank you for the opportunity you granted me.
I pledge that I would give my best of skills to the company as a dutiful employee and thanks for your inspiration on community services.
Hibo Noura Mohamed Dirir
