YOUTH EMPOWERMENT

YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.

Phoebe Mercy is a 19 years old girl who is so multi talented. She is an artist, a dancer and she also recites spoken word. She has recently graduated from Uasin Gishu High School. She is the third born from a family of 5 kids and she resides in Eldoret town with her family.

However, as much as she is multi talented, she decided to specialize and venture into one field and that is Arts. Phoebe loves drawing so much. She is inspired and driven by the love and passion that she has and feels for arts. She started drawing while she was in class one but at that time, she was only doing it for fun but after form four, she took it more serious and right now it is bringing her some little pocket money for herself. She plans to pursue arts but she confessed that given a chance to go abroad, she would pursue dancing.

There is always one or two challenges that everyone faces in there day to day life and according to phoebe, challenges are their to make us stronger and she was not afraid to open up to some of the challenges that she does face in her career as an artist. One of the challenges that she faces is that most of her clients usually delay to pay her after she has drawn them while others are not serious with her work and its seen from how they even dilly dally to pay for deposit so that she may begin to draw them. She also opened up that her parents don't give her their full maximum support, they don't take her artistic skill as a serious career or job that can generate for her income, making her to do most of the things on her own.

The good thing about her artistic skill is that it does generate for her a little income. She draws people then in return, she is paid. She doesn't charge her services expensive, she charges her clients 2000sh per picture but the price is negotiable but if you want your picture to be unframed, you pay 1000sh, the other 1000sh is usually for frame. She once drew and produced an exact copy of someone and this she says was on of her biggest achievement in her career so far. Her role model when it comes to art is an artist called Ogaye Stephen whom she really looks up to. She is satisfied with the growth of our local entertainment industry saying that it is growing at a good and smooth growth.

Before I had to let her go, I had to ask about her Fashion and Style because that's what Style With Alphy is all about. She told me that she looks up to Silvia Njoki who is a fashion blogger. Well, i must say that when it comes to Fashion, Phoebe doesn't disappoint. During our Interview meeting, she came dressed in white pants, black turtle neck topping it up with a gold chain then finished the whole look with a simple pair of sandals. "Why stress yourself when its Saturday?" she joked.

Before winding up the meeting, i concluded by encouraging her that the sky is no longer the limit and that she should keep aiming higher and higher. I finished by assuring her that she has the Patience, the Strength and the Passion to achieve her ambition, her goals and her dreams, all she has to do is to try because she can do it. 

You can reach her on Facebook @Pheobe Unic Mercy Unic if you want to be drawn. Check some of her work on our Instagram and Facebook page @STYLEWITHALPHY.

QUICK FIRE QUESTION.

1. Whats your favorite meal? Pilau

2. Whats your favorite color? Dark Blue

3. Who do you turn for advise? My Friend 'Kanja Kevin'

4. What do you Dislike the most?  Pretenders

5. Do you have any weird habits? I am Unpredictable.

6. One thing you can't stay without? My Phone.

7. Relationship Status? Single.

THE TEAM.

Interview Done By Elvis Alphy founder of @Stylewithalphy

Assisted by Lakiesha Njoki and Davis Abush.

Photos by Denis Fedha of @Frayz Links Photography.

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