Peri Ndakize, 20, promised his mother Esperance that he would save enough money to buy her a house of her own (the pair are pictured outside the home on the NSW-Victorian border)
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Young tradie buys his mum a house for Mother’s Day seven years after arriving in Australia as refugees: Here’s how he got ahead and the secret to his success

  • Peri Ndakize, 20, worked two jobs
  • He saved $50,000 in just 18 months
  • His family moved from Congo in 2016 

By Olivia Day For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 17:57 EDT, 14 May 2023 | Updated: 20:18 EDT, 14 May 2023

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A hardworking young Aussie has surprised his single mother with a house for Mother’s Day after arriving in Australia as refugees just seven years ago.

After he left high school, Peri Ndakize, 20, promised his mother that he would save enough money to buy her a house of her own.

Mr Ndakize started working two jobs, sometimes up to 13 hours a day, so he could repay her for making the ultimate sacrifice for her family.

He worked at his full-time job from 7am to 3pm before using his ute and trailer to complete removalist jobs around the city until 7pm every evening. 

Mr Ndakize was able to save $50,000 in just 18 months. He revealed the one-storey brick home to his overjoyed mother on Mother’s Day. 

Peri Ndakize, 20, promised his mother Esperance that he would save enough money to buy her a house of her own (the pair are pictured outside the home on the NSW-Victorian border)

Peri Ndakize, 20, promised his mother Esperance that he would save enough money to buy her a house of her own (the pair are pictured outside the home on the NSW-Victorian border)

Peri Ndakize, 20, promised his mother Esperance that he would save enough money to buy her a house of her own (the pair are pictured outside the home on the NSW-Victorian border)

In 2016, Esperance Ndakize left Congo, in central Africa, with Peri and his brothers searching for a better life in Australia.

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The family spent time in Townsville in north Queensland before settling in Wodonga, a town on the NSW-Victorian border, where they have been renting for seven years.

Mr Ndakize said starting a new life in Australia had been difficult for his mother and that he had always dreamed of buying her a home.

‘Raising three boys on her own would have been pretty challenging so I wanted to step up and be the man of the house,’ he told The Project.

‘When I finished school, I said I was going to make it a goal to buy her a house before I start chasing my own goals.’

Mr Ndakize said starting a new life in Australia had been difficult for his mother and that he had always dreamed of buying her a home of her own

Mr Ndakize said starting a new life in Australia had been difficult for his mother and that he had always dreamed of buying her a home of her own

Mr Ndakize said starting a new life in Australia had been difficult for his mother and that he had always dreamed of buying her a home of her own

He said working a full-time job from 8am to 3pm and then completing removalist jobs on the side had been extremely tiring at times.

‘I just kept remembering why I started,’ he said. ‘I just wanted to make her happy.’

Ms Ndakize said her hardworking son had made her ‘so proud and happy’.