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Many women would be discouraged from pursuing work in the labor industry, let alone starting their own construction company – but not this woman.
Tim Immaculate Bih grew up in Bamenda, Cameroon, a community where technical education is regarded as “for men only” — a seemingly impassable wall for a young girl who dreams of becoming a civil engineer.
But, during her secondary school days, Immaculate became inspired by a woman who was studying construction. They never spoke, but Immaculate watched in astonishment as she drew up her building plans.
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Following in the footsteps of her silent role model, Immaculate started designing architectural plans for people in her community in exchange for monetary payment so she could enroll in university.
After overcoming many challenges, she graduated with a degree in civil engineering, and in 2010, she founded…
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