Watty bakes her way into financial sustainability
After her husband lost his job Watty knew they had to do something to earn an income.
09POLOKWANE – Watty Pretorius and her husband Hennie know how a loss of income can affect a family.
Hennie lost his job a few months ago and the couple has a son who is two and a half years old. Hennie’s grandmother also lives with them. When Hennie lost his job for a second time three months ago, the family had to move to a smaller home and Watty knew they had to do something to earn an income.
“I used Hennie’s grandmother’s pancake recipe to bake pancakes and started to make jaffels and hotdogs as well. The original plan was to sell the food at the NTK on Fridays, but management informed us it would be better to do so on Saturdays,” Watty explained.
“We were ready on that particular Friday, but when we were unable to sell at NTK, we set up a stand in front of our house to sell from there.”
Hennie was since employed again, but Watty continues to serve whoever would like to support her. She is usually available in front of her home in Diemeer Street between 09:00 and 18:00 to cater for people going home after work.
“People know me by now. My sales increased since I started. Unfortunately, the money is still not enough.”
