Building a Business from Soil: Elizabeth's Story

Elizabeth Mutheu left medical practise to start a business making interlocking bricks. We take a look at how an entrepreneurship training she attended is helping her grow her business

[@ValentineL806]

The respect I have for this lady right now is more than I could have for any President or politician in Kenya ever. Ever! Lessons learnt, be creative, courageous and focus. Disciplined and patient.. in any major undertaking. Above all look at how it will benefit those around you and not being greedy. Profit of KShs. 7000 may not be much, but it is enough to grow a small business into something bigger. We need more people like Elizabeth in Kenya. Thanks UNDP for sharing and also, can you please even create a website for Elizabeth if possible where she gives the total costs of the materials methods and finished products for the bricks. This would really help because some of us have specifically searched for these kinds of videos to research on its viability. Also sample houses in pics and videos of time lapse construction of case study structures would be very much appreciated. Once again, thanks and God bless.

[@mingotubman3790]

wow

[@martinhawkins6422]

This is a lesson to young people that you need not to wait for a white collar job. Much respect Elizabeth.

[@kennedymunene1131]

I salute this lady, Just pure respect....

[@kevinchilderley1366]

Elizabeth good for you! You never know what you will do or where you will end up, but one thing for sure is, your determination is a wonderful example of what can be accomplished for the betterment of all. I think you are amazing!

[@Falcarragh]

The process was clearly explained, and I greatly appreciated the pricing structure, as it allowed me to determine the cost of materials and calculate the profit accurately.

[@dmarete]

This is awesome.keep up Elizabeth

[@TheMarPacifico]

A great lesson on entreprenuership....thank you for sharing your enthusiasm and wisdom...

[@alish2852]

NICE AFRICAN GIRL. I,m proud of you sis welldone.

[@CatherineSTodd]

I have watched this video three times. So much excellent details including costs, instructions and recipes! Thank you so much... Now just to find out where to by the brick making machine!

[@yegonphilemon1936]

Come we start

[@Isakomediatv]

Ever! Lessons learned, be creative, courageous, and focus. Disciplined and patient... thank you so much

[@goo6341]

Great work dear lady!!!!

[@andrewredman517]

Great testimony!

[@royalex8822]

Excellent initiative. God bless your efforts.

[@kwatana20]

Great to see UNDP been Praised like this someone somewhere is very happy and its benefiting many .... like this we shall meet the MDGs

[@topboihez]

Im inspired! thank you :)

[@rastalavie]

Congrats sister!!! Good luck

[@totalfunctionimagingtotalf8738]

Very inspiring entrepreneurial story that sould to embraced and shared especially by the an employed youth in our country.

[@johng5295]

Thanks in a million. Great content. Awesome. Grade: A++💥

[@operarioanderson7981]

Very beautiful work. God bless. The best regards from Brasil. ;)

[@MrBOSSMAN2342]

what a Great and lovely woman i hope her Business is doing very well wish u all the best

[@timothylokurka9865]

Good madam. I admired how you command a smile through out the talk

[@gold-in-melanin7488]

Wow this is such powerful confirmation for me! When I first learned about brick-making I thought to myself that would be a business I would like to get into and then I see a woman who is successful at it I'm loving this!

[@SonnieCityRecords]

Hello Gold, did you pursue it?

[@yegonphilemon1936]

How is it going now? Did you persue?

[@finesse4dacheeeck39]

very interesting and inspiring thanks for sharing.

[@Mftw767]

Hi from southern Ireland.. great job you are doing.good luck

[@islesanctum833]

Beautiful story Happy for her success's

[@mash-inkenterpriseproducts5842]

Nice, I would like to bring this to my relatives in Mpongwe District, copperbelt province Zambia.

[@GiantLinMachinery]

yes, very good and useful video

[@dawitberhanu3390]

thank you UNDP Kenya, we need to be done in Ethiopia too.

[@badisfarid8446]

Bravo, hopes and hopes for Africa made by africans

[@theakiikidairies2405]

very inspiring indeed

[@CatherineSTodd]

Thank you for posting this wonderful and inspiring story! I hope we can do the same thing making interlocking bricks from soil and cement here in Guatemala. This could be life-changing... Thank you for showing us it can be done!

[@yegonphilemon1936]

Did you persue? How is it?

[@dithanmuwanga4121]

Waau so encouraging

[@seanbaibe32]

Good work Congrats

[@rudygrissom5871]

Fantastic

[@mumcyn7115]

Good work

[@kariukijames1544]

I'd like to know if UNDP is still conducting similar trainings for the youth in our country. i would be glad to sign up for such training if it were available.

[@heimerheimer5039]

Wow, this is great Eliza. How many wheelbarrows of soil against one bag of cement.

[@cindyrianahkociha2088]

Elizabeth wow I'm impressed, how can i get a hold of you and get some training , i love the work you do👍

[@veronicajulius5499]

I love this. Where in Kitui County please. Thank you.

[@CuzznRickH14]

And now it's 2022 and I'm wondering how you are doing now with your business. Your story is very intriguing and I wish you and your workers all the best.

[@sugar4me225]

Awesome

[@Helenhelpinghands]

Congratulations my dear Elizabeth. lovevto talk with you personally.

[@sarahkarimi5390]

Connect me with her please need to know more about this

[@thabangmthethwa7233]

Very inspiring

[@gitongagitonga9236]

Some one plz connect me to her need her expertise

[@kiplimoben1424]

thanks for the lesson. my question is suppose one provides all the required materials what's the labour cost of producing one issb

[@mkaranja29]

Wow!

[@Ecoeurope]

Zjawisko Razem Teraz w Społeczności Czyni Cuda

[@beblueproductions8857]

Awesome! Please someone how can i reach Elizabeth Mutheu. Please contact soon. Thank you

[@lilliannelima7009]

Kazi poa sana

[@user-mk1vj9so4c]

เยี่ยมมากๆ

[@stephenwairegi4969]

What a story

[@talala00]

Hi, I am interested in the machine and the training, where can i buy the machine and acquire the training. I live in kenya!..

[@kyajjakefas8474]

How durable are these blocks compared to burnt blocks

[@KwatamporaChristopher-xx7py]

Thanks jam in Uganda and Ugandan how can j get manual machine for soil interlocking bricks

[@mingotubman3790]

yaaaaay!

[@lloydmusonda7696]

Morning sister, I need help from you, where I can get this machine interlocking making blocks, from zambia

[@ElizabethWanguiMungai]

I have not long ago sank a bore hole. I have a big heap of soil. Can that soil make the makiga bricks. Some of it looks like clay. Pls advise. Situated at githunguri sub county

[@christinemuga5716]

I will tell you right this minute this is the 6th video am watching... I begun by wanting a mudhouse, (given the changes with the sun..the Sun 🌞 is getting hotter and hotter...itmake ke rethink)next I know am here and I meet you all.... am here to learn

[@christinemuga5716]

Interestingly an a nurse willing to explore new ways to integrate healing, nature,and honouring Earth..... We are all one ..one with earth ,the trees,the soil,the sea. *The law of one*..

[@nisarmian]

I am looking for how roofs are dealt with in interlocking brick construction

[@mariarioba6421]

How can I get in touch with this lady?

[@stormmpanda6528]

If the country can have 10 people who can think like you then poverty will disappear in Africa

[@dirtymikentheboys5817]

yeah...but all 1st world countries are in debt. they just borrow from each other.

[@kennedykasio2041]

How can i get in touch with this lady please? someone come out and help out

[@jamacaden7538]

I need training for UNDP i,m living somalia

[@simonyeligi679]

Very inspirational story. How can UNDP assist some of us to do same in our home country Ghana?

[@tundealawal4398]

You can buy this machine at Bolyn Construction Lagos Nigeria. A trustworthy and reputable fabricator. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com.

[@grhiremathhiremath7269]

Super

[@oscarndikumasabo6750]

I am also interested.I am from Burundi ,How can I get the machine here

[@DavidMunyimi]

Hw can I get training for these bricks

[@petersila7840]

How can I reach her I need the blocks

[@obinnagerald919]

How much is the interlock brick machine am in Nigeria.

[@emmymuch]

Hi Elizabeth, you are such an inspiring enterprenuer. Do you do mentorship to people who wish to do this business?

[@venanziongahuro281]

Muchemi Emmy I have the machines contact or WhatsApp[phone]

[@martinotu2261]

Nice week how can I get the machine to.

[@tenj00]

Great video. Thanks for this. The background music is really annoying though.

[@fredofreddy3433]

how much can it cost in kampala/Uganda

[@hassankeya3871]

Hello are still doing a construction works, may be we can work together in Tanzania, coz the technology seems to be new

[@alexandreginais6003]

bonjour, comment pourrais-je? entrer encontact avec compagnie?

[@esterkwagala1301]

Madam I respect u so much for that job. But I want to start up that business but I need your guidance plz. Am from uganda

[@omongojeandrew5941]

Hey did you get replies from that lady or any information in regards to it

[@tundealawal4398]

Are you still interested in buying the interlocking brick machine? Makiga Engineering Co in Uganda or Kenya should have what you want. Go to their website.

[@antonymuneeni6506]

That's very nice for for better affordable housing.

[@luisantonioherediajuarez3770]

Cool

[@teddylewis9304]

how much is one block

[@mirianahzawadi8000]

This is inspiring, Elizabeth! Any way I can reach you. I am interested in having a conversation with you.

[@tundealawal4398]

Tisiya, where are you located in Africa? You can get this machine from Bolyn Construction Lagos Nigeria, a trustworthy and reputable fabricator. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com.

[@zj1710]

can you add straw in the mix to make it stronger? and how about clayish soil with straw and cement.. will it be good combination also? thanks

[@ElizabethMutheu]

Yes with many years of experience you can play around the soil as you wish and achieve results

[@sportsviewer104]

+Elizabeth Mutheu your contact please

[@Thoracius]

From my research, I do not believe straw makes it stronger. The strength of compressed earth derives from its internal friction. Straw will only disturb that. Also, clay and cement also do not complement each other. The cement does help the earth blocks survive rain, but does not make it strong like concrete.

[@eliterunning1]

you are doing a very good job i need these blocks how can i get i touch with you?

[@venanziongahuro281]

diesel george I have the machines contact or WhatsApp [phone]

[@vianneyjean2623]

as geologist I am very very interested by your explanation, then I would like to bigin with this profession so that means are difficult here burundi,so I lik it very

[@tundealawal4398]

Jean, are you interested in a partnership so together we can use these machines to build rural housing, clinics for certain segments in African countries? I have a corporation called GLOBAL HEALTH AND HABITAT SERVICES INC. in New York. You can email me at [e-mail].

[@alexandreginais6003]

bonjour, comment pourrais-je? entrer en contact avec ce compagnie?

[@eujk274]

How much are you selling one brick? Please.

[@roseline8583]

I love this and want to go into it. How do I get the machine

[@user-ii7yn2sd3i]

Welcome lady! already get the brick machine ? Or not yet

[@vikiviki4889]

I need to be connected to this lady, in need of her services. Conducts please

[@lucasofficial9013]

Hello can someone tell me were i can purchase this block making machine please

[@tundealawal4398]

Lucas, where are you located on earth? If you are in Africa, you can check out Bolyn Construction Lagos Nigeria. A trustworthy and reputable fabricator. They have these machines. I am buying from them. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com

[@ginamathiana9108]

where can i buy tht machine Elizabeth?

[@tundealawal4398]

Gina, if you are in West Africa, you can get in touch with Bolyn Construction in Lagos, Nigeria. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com. I am buying from them and they can ship to your country.

[@Judy4Christ]

This was my school mate in kitui. I would like to buy from her. Please send me her contacts.

[@Gathonination]

How to contact?

[@muemamusyoka6970]

i am in kilome and i need some of your blocks.

[@paulmakodera]

interestingly beautiful, let's save trees and achieve UNhabitat goals of affordable housing. I must try this out.

[@Dark_Queen300]

Interesting need to build a two bedroom house for my parents,were can i get this bricks in mwingi town.

[@gracieara93]

Very nice and beautiful idea. Can i please get her contract

[@tundealawal4398]

Grace, where are you in Africa? There is a trustworthy and knowledgeable fabricator in Lagos Nigeria. The company's name is Bolyn Construction. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com.

[@fredofreddy3433]

hello help me know the brick' s sise

[@wanjohimuriithi8489]

gd. work how can i get ELIZABETH CONTACTS

[@gelzamangitzaman]

This is bisnisss 🥰

[@tundealawal4398]

Yes. She is an inspiring lady. I am interested in the business. Where are you located? If you want a partnership or contacts for buying the machine, email me at [e-mail] or email Bolyn Construction Lagos Nigeria. Go to their website www.bolyncc.com. Thanks.

[@stormmpanda6528]

does anyone knows lady\s contacts because am about to start the same business in my country

[@okatchfreddie3324]

Share her contacts if at all you have them

[@venanziongahuro281]

Storm Mpanda in need of the machines contact or WhatsApp [phone]

[@ersimon9689]

Hi 👋 biashara bado inaendelea? 😃

[@anngoossens6328]

planning to renovate my mother's house and I think I can use your services. How can I get your contacts?

[@IanMwathi]

Ann, if you are still in need contact me on 0723365991 or [e-mail]. I have an interlocking brick-making business.

[@magmusau2245]

I want to get in touch Josephine please