From homemade ready meals to a steady income of 500,000 tenge

1 june 2026

Key achievement: she scaled up her home production, widened her range and reached a steady income averaging 500,000 tenge a month.

Before she had a home of her own through Asar-Ume, Asemai looked for any way to provide for her family and dreamed of her own business. A gifted cook, she took her first steps in a field with real demand: homemade semi-prepared meals.

Getting a house from the foundation changed everything. The family found stability, and Asemai got a full, spacious kitchen that became her production floor. In the Orkendeu program she started treating her craft as a real business. Now she had room to store ingredients, the ability to prep in large batches and, above all, confidence in the days ahead.