In 2017, I went into pre-term labour and had beautiful twin girls. I eventually lost one of them and had to nurse the surviving one to health.

At this point, I was emotionally distraught and unable to return to work. I used to practise as a lawyer before this time.

At some point, I just knew I couldn’t just stay at home without any source of income. I had bills to pay, and they did not care that I was going through a rough patch.

This is the point where I started to explore digital skills, remote work and online business. This was where the journey began.

In a few months, I was able to create a steady stream of income for myself by leveraging digital skills and offering them to businesses online.

And then it occurred to me! A lot of young moms made the decision to quit their careers because life didn’t play fair. Even though the job of raising a family is fulfilling in itself, it can sometimes get overwhelming.
When you have to depend on others for things that you could have done yourself, you start to feel depressed. It gets worse if other people decide to be unsupportive or plain abusive.

This is why the Remanda SkillUp Academy was born. I had the experience, I understood the journey and I knew I could relate to moms in that phase.

I decided to offer affordable trainings to moms, teaching simple digital skills. In the space of about 5 years, we have trained thousands of women in various digital skill sets such as e-commerce, online marketing, ebook writing and publishing, virtual administrative assistance and social media management.

These sets of skills are beautiful because they provide the freedom to work from any location. Several of our students have gone on to create amazing businesses for themselves. Many are also working for individuals and organisations around the world.

Look at the story of this young mom who applied the skills she learnt on ebook writing and publishing. She wrote a simple recipe ebook and sold hundreds of copies. Her excitement is contagious.