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Samuel Kiptoo

Local thatching and shoemaking

  • 🇹🇿 Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
  • Frangipani Workshop
  • 2015 to 2023
  • English, Swahili
I've worked in thatching from 2015 to 2023. I learned from my mother and passed what I could on to 180 apprentices. Apprentices come in nervous and leave proud. That's my favorite part. I try to remember everyone's name. I never expected anything in return, but a kind word always makes my day.

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Some of my old apprentices now run their own shops. I couldn't be prouder.

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  • Léa Noémie SchmittFormer student🇫🇷

    You taught me the trade. I run my own shop now. Greetings from Toulouse.

  • Feng ChenNeighbor🇺🇸

    You fixed our roof in 2025 and charged half what others asked. Greetings from Houston.

  • Nusrat Mousumi HasanNeighbor🇧🇩

    Honest work, honest price. Thank you Greetings from Savar.

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