Saturday, June 13, 2026

Rahel Telake

Name: Rahel Telake

Education: Diploma in Management

Company name: SWMTIL

Title: Owner

Founded in: 2018

What it does: Recycle wastes to make pillows, jackets and comforts

HQ: Bishoftu /has branch in Addis Ababa

Number of employees: 7

Startup Capital: 250,000 birr

Current capital: Growing

Reasons for starting the business: To decrease the effect of waste to the environment

Biggest perk of ownership: Creating opportunities for others

Biggest strength: Hard work, ambitious

Biggest challenging: Capital

Plan: To be competitive in East Africa

First career: None

Most interested in meeting: Innovators

Most admired person: My kids

Stress reducer: pending time with my kids

Favorite past-time: Reading books

Favorite book: Bible

Favorite destination: any place far from cities

Favorite automobile: I prefer to walk

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