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Macharia Swai
Local leatherwork and tailoring
- 🇺🇬 Mbarara, Western Region, Uganda
- Beacon Trades Guild
- Since 1981
- English, Swahili
My trade is leatherwork. I opened my own shop in 1981 in Mbarara and I'm still there most mornings.
Apprentices come in nervous and leave proud. That's my favorite part. I try to remember everyone's name.
Crafts and trades
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- Sani Kelechi ShittuCustomer🇳🇬
you taught me the trade. I run my own shop now. Greetings from Zaria.
- Ganesh Binod SubediFormer student🇳🇵
you fixed our roof in 1990 and charged half what others asked. Thank you again.
- Nathan CarpentierFormer student🇫🇷
You taught me the trade. I run my own shop now Greetings from Saint-Denis.
- José Marcelo BarbosaFormer student🇧🇷
You fixed our roof in 2011 and charged half what others asked. Greetings from São Paulo.
- Yewande Idowu Shittu 🇳🇬 · $20
“Buy a new set of tools. - Ikeja”
- Jacob K. Thompson 🇺🇸 · $25
- Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $20
- Shawn K. Barker 🇺🇸 · $5
- Pari N. Luthra 🇺🇸 · $50
- Akinyi Hellen Nabwire 🇰🇪 · $25
“Thank you for taking me on as an apprentice. - Kasarani”
- Nhân Lâm Duong 🇻🇳 · $60
- Randall F. Dominguez 🇺🇸 · $20
“Thank you for taking me on as an apprentice. - Scranton”
- Rashid C. Steyn 🇿🇦 · $5
- Anonymous 🇳🇬 · $50
- Ahmed Ibrahim Nasser 🇺🇸 · $59