It’s great to work with a leader who knows a lot. It’s absolutely terrible to work for a leader who knows it all. I want you to pay particular to the wording of those two sentences. When a leader knows a lot they work WITH their people to create an environment of growth and success. …
Meet Temwani Chilenga: An African Star from Malawi
Every now and again, you hear about or meet someone who amazes you so much that it restores your faith in humanity. Sometimes that person is someone in a far-away land. At other times that person is an unsung hero amongst your country folk. Temwani Chilenga is one such person. If the spirit of Ubuntu …
What is the Electoral College
Since the start of the United States Presidential elections, there has been global interest in what is happening in the US. This is expected as the US Elections are probably the largest democratic contest on earth, and certainly the most expensive in the world. The US Elections also gets quite a lot of media coverage, …
Helpful Links about How to write a Business Plan
How to Write a Business Plan in 2020 [Examples, Templates, and Tools] (Review 42) How to Create a Simple Business Plan (Hearst Newspapers, LLC) How to Write a Business Plan in 8 Steps (JustBusiness) How to write a business plan (Entrepreneur Handbook) Since we launched our Entrepreneurship challenge on the 15th of October, we’ve received …
Creating opportunities for young people.
Many Young people in the third world struggle to access capital because they do not have collateral, they do not have access to seasoned business advice/assistance (to help with things like writing credible business plans and identifying niches) and because they lack the social and political connections to access moneyed folk. Unlike most western economies …
Instead of Cash grants, shouldn’t you be equipping people?
I recently got asked this in a conversation with a friend who was wondering whether cash grants are the right thing for Oshede to do. So after sending them a link to the research, I informed them that equipping recipients was part of the plan. All the people who get accepted onto our initiative will …
COVID-19 MALAWI VIRAL CONTAINMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROJECT
Oshede is a small Non-profit organization based in the Chorlton suburb of Manchester, UK. We recently launched a funding plea for Malawi, East Africa to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on the poorest in society. The project is for a COVID-19 micro-grants scheme to the most disadvantaged people in rural Malawi. As you may know, …
