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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Gushaka akazi Finding a job

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sunniva Høiby-Øiset

Translated by Abisange Iragena Sandrine

Read by Nkulikimfura Olivier

Language Kinyarwanda

Level Level 4

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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Alisha akeneye akazi kubera ko umuryango we ukeneye amafaranga yo kugura ibyo kurya n’imyambaro.

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.


Two women talking to each other.

Alisha ntiyakoraga mu gihugu akomokamo, ariko azi guteka kandi akunda kuganiriza abantu.

Alisha did not work in her home country, but she is good at cooking and likes talking to people.


A woman sitting using her laptop.

Wenda yakora muri resitora se? Alisha arimo gushakisha akazi kuri interineti.

Maybe she could work in a restaurant? Alisha searches on the Internet for job postings.


A laptop showing a job advert for a chef.

Abonye itangazo ry’ahantu bakeneye umutetsi. Ni umuntu wo guteka muri resitora.

She finds an advert for a chef. That is someone who cooks in a restaurant.


A woman talking to a man.

Agiye muri interview y’akazi. Umuyobozi wa resitora amubwiye ko bakeneye umuntu wize ibyo guteka.

She goes for the job interview. The restaurant manager tells her they need someone who has trained as a chef.


A woman looking sad.

Alisha arababaye ariko ajya gufata amasomo ajyanye no guteka no kwakira abantu. Yizeye ko ayo masomo azatuma abona akazi muri restora.

Alisha is disappointed, but she takes a course called “Food and hospitality”. She hopes this will help her to get a job in a restaurant.


A woman cooking in a restaurant.

Alisha agomba kubanza kwimenyereza umwuga muri resitora. Nubwo akora adahembwa, bimufasha kugira ubunararibonye mu kazi.

Alisha has to work in a restaurant as part of her training course. She does not get paid, but she gets work experience.


Someone typing on a laptop.

Ibijyanye n’ayo masomo na byo yabyongeye muri CV ye. CV iba igaragaza akazi kose umuntu yakoze ndetse n’amasomo yafashe.

She adds the details of the course to her CV. A CV is a description of all the work she has done and all the courses she has taken.


A tired-looking woman.

Nyuma yaho Alisha agiye muri interview y’akazi muri restora maze barakamuha. Ni akazi kagoye. Inshuro nyinshi aba asabwa gukora nimugoroba, igihe abana be bari mu rugo bavuye ku ishuri.

Next time Alisha goes for a job interview at a restaurant, she is offered the job. It is hard work. She often has to work in the evening, when her children are home from school.


A happy-looking woman.

Atewe ishema no kuba yarabonye akazi, kuko kamufasha kugurira umuryango we ibyo kurya n’imyambaro, bivuye mu mafaranga ye bwite.

She is proud that she has got a job so that she can buy food and clothes for her family with her own money.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sunniva Høiby-Øiset
Translated by: Abisange Iragena Sandrine
Read by: Nkulikimfura Olivier
Language: Kinyarwanda
Level: Level 4
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