How a Whole Generation Educated Children Without Formal Jobs

As a millennial, I feel that we don’t clap hard enough for our father’s generation.

It’s a proud generation, and it’s not for nothing.

Ignore the group that landed civil service jobs or set up businesses in town. Their story is easy to follow.

They had salaries coming, and would quite easily tackle family expectations – like, school fees, for instance.

I’m talking about the other men.

There’s a few in my village who never worked a day in formal or informal employment – yet, aced parenting and education just as well.

Remember, this generation also begot multiple children – unlike us millennials stuck at one or two kids, maximum.

Even without a fixed monthly income, they still achieved it all. They built homes, paid bride price, got kids and managed to school them all from elementary straight to college.

Commitment was a really strong virtue.

They primarily farmed the land – coffee, tea, bananas – the usual crops. The bonus factor was that the farmers’ Saccos were pretty solid in their days.

When I was young, school opening days usually meant kids queuing at the local factory office. All we needed was a stamped slip indicating the previous year’s harvest.

The slip would be accepted at school without any fuss.

As a millennial, I don’t take it for granted that it’s so much easier handling schooling matters for our kids.

Largely because banking has come full circle.

Co-op Bank has easy, fast and convenient Back-To-School products that solve the issues even before the date.

If you are short on funds you can cover school fees and bills in seconds, with a mobile loan easily accessed on the Co-op Bank App.

You can also access the mobile loan via the YEA App, or by dialling USSD *667#.

How to apply for mobile loan on Co-op Bank:

• Dial *667# or open the Co-op Bank App or YEA App.
• Login with your details.
• Select E-loans.
• Select Check Limit.
• Click on Apply Loan and follow the steps.

The money will be deposited in your Co-op Bank App or YEA App wallet within minutes.

There’s no queues at the bank, paperwork to fill or endless interviews – and enjoy a very flexible payment plan. As easy as ABC.

You can check out the details by clicking here, or visit the nearest Co-op Bank branch to talk to a representative