Au-ndrew Mupuya (Umsunguli kanye no-CEO we-YELI) Ngo-2008, lapho uhulumeni wase-Uganda ememezela inhloso yakhe yokuvimbela ukungeniswa, ukukhiqizwa kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezikhwama zepulasitiki ze-polyethylene ezithatha iminyaka eyi-1000 ukubola, umfundi wasesikoleni esiphakeme u-Andrew Mupaya, ngaleso sikhathi owayeneminyaka engu-16. ubudala, wabona ithuba futhi wanquma ukuqala ukukhiqiza izikhwama zephepha ngezinga elincane.
Ngenxa yalesi, wabhala business plan futhi ilinganisela ukuthi idinga 18 amadola (mayelana FCFA 10.000) ukuqala, okuyinto isizumbulu ngengane umndeni bempofu. Ngokuthengisa ama-70 kgs amabhodlela eplastiki eqoqwe, wakwazi ukuwina nge-fcfa ye-8000. Uboleka i-2000 fcfa esele kumfundisi wakhe. Waqala ngokukhiqiza nokuthengisa i-ream yezikhwama zamaphepha onke amasonto e-3, okwenza inzuzo ye-4000 fcfa kuyo yonke isitimela esithengisiwe. Ngo 2010, wabhala ibhizinisi lakhe, Youth lwebuhwebi Xhumanisa Investments (YELI), okuyinto inkampani yokuqala yendawo okwenza izikhwama iphepha kuleli zwe, okwamanje ucasha cishe 15 Uganda (omunye ubaba 8 izingane ezineminyaka engu eminyakeni 53) uye waba ngumthengisi omkhulu wezikhwama zamaphepha kanye nezivikelo zezibhedlela, izitolo, abathengisi basemgwaqeni kanye nabakhiqizi bezinkomo zasendaweni.
Ngokuya ngezidingo zamakhasimende, lezi zikhwama ze-eco-friendly zikhiqizwa ngezindlela ezahlukene nangosayizi. Kusukela yasungulwa, i-YELI ikhiqize izikhwama zamaphepha ezingaphezu kwesigamu sesigidi futhi yavumela umsunguli wayo ukuthi akhokhele izifundo zakhe, futhi axhase umndeni wakhe kanye nabasebenzi bakhe ngokwezezimali.
Manje oseminyaka engu-21, u-Andrew uthola imiklomelo eminingi yezizwe, kuhlanganise nomklomelo we-Anzisha Young Entrepreneur kusuka ku-African Leadership Acadamy (nge-30000 US $) kanye ne-Social Entrepreneurship Award eNorway. Uvuselela yonke imali ayitholile ebhizinisini lakhe elikhulayo futhi ufundise i-500 abase-Uganda abasha ukuthi bangabhala kanjani ibhizinisi bese benza izikhwama zamaphepha. Ukufunda iseluleko sika-Andrew Mupuya ekuqaliseni ibhizinisi, chofoza http://youthhubafrica.org/2013/03/18/andrew-mupuya-paper-bag-champion. Ungazivumeli ukuba wehliswe ngezithembiso eziphukile. Mncane, yiba ngumqashi!