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Iʼve raised £1,150 to help me pay for my MBA in Entrepreneurship!
- Funded on Wednesday, 5th February 2020
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What I do
In 2012 I began designing and commissioning the small-scale manufacturing of craft items in Dzaleka refugee camp, Malawi, where I had been working with my husband Innocent, running THERE IS HOPE - an NGO that we had started a few years prior. Our first product was a sensory baby book which I needed for our daughter Mwiza, who was profoundly disabled through being born with a rare brain malformation. Five years down the line, this craft initiative has grown into a social enterprise employing over 50 artisans living in and around Dzaleka refugee camp, and rated #1 shopping location in Lilongwe, Malawi’s capital city, by TripAdvisor.
Why the MBA now?
In the day-to-day management of KIBEBE MALAWI I find myself struggling with knowing how to analyse our numbers, intelligently costing and pricing our products, as well as discerning the most effective distribution channels. I see huge potential for scaling up KIBEBE MALAWI and for taking it onto the international market, but I lack the knowledge and understanding of business principles that would enable me to manage the risks associated with such decisions. I need to significantly strengthen my understanding of Finance, Accounting and Economics as well as of Business Research Tools.
So what's the deal?
Maastricht School of Management have accepted me on their MBA Course with a specialization in Entrepreneurship. This is incredible, given that I have never actually been to University! The course has a duration of 2 years, and it is offered online so I will be able to study from Malawi, with only 2 weeks on campus in Maastricht, Netherlands in July 2019. The school have already awarded me a 50% scholarship, honoring the non-profit heart of our work. I feel truly blessed. Please help me raise the funds required to cover the MBA fees and the cost of my 2-week on campus study. Thank you!
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- 6 years ago
Florisa Magambi
6 years agoHey friends - I am all done with the Business Communications module - looking forward to Marketing in the Global Context starting on 9 Jan! I am loving the course content so far and will be making lots of changes to my day-to-day work life. I still need to raise quite a bit for my next instalment due in the spring - if you can please do give any amount, I would appreciate that greatly! Thank you!
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11
Pam Perry
Mar 11, 2019
All possible encouragement for your MBA and congrats to the whole family for your wonderful, prayerful work. With love, Pam
£20.00
Anonymous
Jan 23, 2019
So very glad to help with this
£100.00
miss e
Dec 20, 2018
Totally in awe of you!
Fiona Phillips
Oct 23, 2018
Wishing you every success x
£10.00
Jake and Jenn
Oct 22, 2018
You rock Flo! I know you will do great in the MBA.
£100.00
Beverley
Sep 25, 2018
Love your messages and the Hope you generate. Study well! Not easy with a young family.
£100.00
Jacob Tornga
Jun 20, 2018
Love you Flo!!!
£100.00
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