At 16, Sarah arrived at GHIF’s Pallisa training centre quiet, determined, and carrying more questions than answers. She had dropped out of school after O-levels—like so many young women in rural Uganda—not for lack of intelligence, but opportunity. What she craved wasn’t sympathy. It was skills.
Enrolling in GHIF’s Hairdressing & Beauty program, Sarah found more than craft—she found community. Through hands-on sessions, peer mentorship, and mindset coaching, she began shaping not only hairstyles but her self-worth. Her confidence bloomed as she earned her first client referral, then her own chair at a local salon.
Now a graduate and workshop assistant, Sarah teaches younger trainees the same techniques that once transformed her. Her hands tell stories: of resilience, of style, of a future built on purpose.
“GHIF didn’t just train me to work. They helped me believe I’m worthy of being seen” says Sarah, GHIF graduate & Mentor.
