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Social Entrepreneurship

Small Business Survival in the Midst of Covid-19 in Lesotho

May 13, 2021By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Lesotho, like other low-income countries around the world, has been hit the hardest economically by the novel Covid-19 pandemic. The consequences of policies like the “hard lockdown”- imposed to contain the virus by flattening the curve and off-loading pressure on …

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Social Entrepreneurship

The power of community driven development – one year on…

October 7, 2020By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Community driven development empowers people by giving responsibility to the community.
By virtue, this allows community members to work together and take a vital part in decision making. In so doing, opportunities are built, people’s voices are strengthened allowing them …

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in loco fellows blog series #10: WE ARE THE CHANGE WE SEEK

December 17, 2019By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Everybody can be great. Because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to know the second law of thermodynamics in physics to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. …

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in loco fellows blog series #6: When opportunity presents itself, don’t be afraid to go after it

November 13, 2019By Daniela Gusman0 comment

It’s a friday afternoon and my tertiary ex-classmate whom I hadn’t spoken to in a while drops me a WhatsApp text. To my surprise, the text is an invitation to the in loco fellowship which at the time, I had …

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in loco FELLOWS BLOG SERIES #5: Living the dream

November 8, 2019By Daniela Gusman1 Comment

‘’My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we-architects can affect the quality of life of the people.’’ Richard Rogers

As an architectural graduate, I …

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in loco fellows blog series #4: Grab every opportunity that comes your way because you never know where it will lead

October 22, 2019By Daniela Gusman4 Comments

Being a fellow changed the way I perceived myself and the world around me. After a car accident I experienced in 2015, which made me lose my memory, I never thought I would ever be myself again.

I am that …

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in loco fellows blog series #2: Becoming who, I will

October 2, 2019By Daniela Gusman0 comment

For too long a time, I believed that success in the construction industry in the tiny Kingdom of Lesotho had been reserved for prominent professionals who have grown with stature in the country. That employment didn’t include all but those …

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IN LOCO FELLOWS BLOG SERIES #10: Learning by Doing is the best way to grow

December 5, 2018By Daniela Gusman1 Comment

One way to understand how the real world operates after completing tertiary level, is not only through other people’s preconceived ideas and notions, but also by actually being with them and learning the skills and knowledge from those who went …

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Monthly Guest Lecture Series

November 12, 2018By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Stay updated with our monthly online events where you can learn and engage in the comfort of your home.

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IN LOCO FELLOWS BLOG SERIES #9: No construction background…yet an in loco fellow

November 8, 2018By Daniela Gusman0 comment

Towards the end of August 2017, that is when I heard about in loco. I didn’t even have to think twice about applying for it but there was a challenge for me, one of the main requirements was that …

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