2-week vegan diet sparks business idea
Lebogang Mogoboya realised that fruit and vegetables are not cheap and now works to bring fresh vegetables at an affordable price to your doorstep
POLOKWANE – Going vegan for two weeks was enough to spark a business idea for 22-year-old Lebogang Mogoboya.
She was a student at the University of Limpopo (UNILIM) when she decided to make a lifestyle change, which included a diet overhaul.
Two weeks into it, she realised that it was an expensive lifestyle to maintain.
“I bought fruit and vegetables that I thought would sustain me for an entire month but I soon learned that I had misjudged my budget and the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables. Being vegan is expensive and I did not have access to a variety of vegetables,” she said.
The idea to bring fresh vegetables at an affordable price to people’s doorsteps came about, she did her research and sourced the cheapest vegetables, without compromising quality and put it into a package.
“I decided to make it even more accessible by delivering. I began in January and the response has been overwhelming,” she said. In order to get stock, she did CV updates and used the money she made as start-up capital. The name of her business is Rea Khensa, named after her four-month-old daughter.
“The past few months have been extremely busy for me because I have had to juggle school, being a mother and managing a new business, but my baby inspires me to work hard and push so that I can provide for her,” she explained. She decided to take some weight off her shoulders by continuing her studies part-time through Unisa to allow her more time to pursue her dreams.
Lebogang would like to produce her own vegetables and create jobs as she teaches people to self-sustain.
She is also passionate about climate change and would like to play a bigger role in creating awareness around the problem of global warming. “I want to make a contribution to the reduction of global warming. I want to save the planet,” she said.
