When Teresa Nannozi decided to retire from her job as a project manager at a Uganda newspaper, she didn't think she'd be leaving her pension on the table.
Instead, she quit her job to start a consultancy firm with a friend, she tells the Daily Monitor.
Nannozi, who started her journey out of journalism school at the Monitor now known as the Independent, says her experience as a project manager made her an " influencer, just as your abilities get you to the table."
Rachel Ainembabazi, who quit her job as a social worker to start a self-discovery journey, says it took her time to figure out the transition from formal to informal employment because she lacked a mentor.
"It took me time because I lacked a mentor to guide me hence had to figure it out by taking online short courses, reading books, and attending workshops," she says.
"The transition required investing time, resources, and patience to trust the process," she adds.
"It was not a well-planned journey, but I had to keep learning new skills in the digital technology and innovation arenas."
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