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Sonia Umulinga Quotes

Sonia Umulinga is a Rwandan entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Plasticraft (also written Plastic Craft), a Kigali-based creative enterprise that converts plastic waste into eco-friendly handcrafted products, while providing employment to women from low-income communities.

Random Sonia Umulinga quote

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"People should be aware and be part of the solutions for climate change. Rwanda is doing well in the tech place. There is a gap between ideas and execution; financing should be encouraged."

“In the creative industry, it is a necessity to always upgrade your skills, learn and train.”

“When you have a great team that inspires you and works together to achieve your goals, it is a great strategy.”

“I am not terrified of working in a male-dominated industry because I know for a fact that women are capable.”

"We are a product-based business, but we also want to tap into service-based businesses such as interior decor and event decoration services, to increase our sales channels."

“Lastly, we want to establish a creative training center so as to continue improving our social impact.”

“Our creative space produces handicrafts from plastic waste objects collected around Kigali.”

“We also want to diversify our products, move into other eco-friendly products that are uncommon in the Rwandan market.”

“I am enthusiastic about working with women because I have seen how women from low-income communities struggle to meet their basic needs.”

“The strategies I used to achieve my goals are teamwork.”

Sonia Umulinga is empowering women and fighting plastic pollution in Rwanda KURA (May 3, 2023)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Sonia Umulinga (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.