Berlin Philani Ncube is the oldest of 5 children born and raised in Worringham on a small plot near Bulawayo.
His mother works in a vegetable shop, and his father is a painter. The family grows maize and raises chickens.
Berlin originally had the idea of becoming an electrician, but heard about the carpentry course at Ekuthuleni from a neighbour. So he visited us and then decided to apply. He so far enjoys his work with wood a lot and is thinking about all the products he can make later on, for his own house and also for sale.
When asked about what new things he has learned while at Ekuthuleni that might help him in future he mentions: “getting up early” to work in the garden and do other chores. He says in Zimbabwe one has to use time wisely and make the most of it in order to survive the hard economic situation.
Berlin is a good student, here he is seen working on a technical drawing
Putting that knowledge into practise Berlin has invested his recent holidays and pocket money that he raised by doing odd jobs for neighbours and therefore managed to get his drivers license.
Berlin has untangled a clearer business vision for carpentry, developed at Ekuthuleni so far.
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