By Marshall Bailly | Executive Director
Dear our amazing Leadership Initiatives donors,
First and foremost, thank you! Your donations will continue to empower individuals and communities across Bauchi State, Nigeria, giving them the opportunity to form connections and address local issues using community resources. Donors’ contributions have allowed Leadership Initiatives and their students to carry out their mission of improving lives in Bauchi through supporting business initiatives and working to develop innovative solutions to their problems. The students in our program have been engaged in months of cultural immersion and have been building connections with our partners in Nigeria to accomplish the goal of fixing the imperative issues that each business is facing.
Our students have been working throughout the fall semester to create and develop innovative solutions special to their business partner. We have been working with a multitude of businesses such as fish farming, tailoring, electronics, and auto-repair. Each of these teams has written a detailed solution proposal, outlining everything that they have worked on these past few months. These developed solutions can help each business increase their profit and create a better life for themselves and their family.
Team 1077 interns have been working with Salisu Abdullahi, the owner of Textiles by Salisu. They have had multiple Skype calls with their business partner to develop a relationship with them as well as go over vital business information. With your generous contributions, Mr. Abdullahi was able to implement our first solution proposal: a financial tracking and receipt system. He is already beginning to identify various weaknesses in his business, such as unnecessary expenses, lack of a customer support system, etc. His customers have been thrilled with the new improvements, and Mr. Abdullahi is seeing an increase in the number and happiness of his customers. The money also goes towards his business training (ex. financial literacy classes) and the implementation of our future solutions.
Currently, High School of American Studies at Lehman College, Stuyvesant High School, and the Brooklyn Friends School students are working hard to develop ways Mr. Abdullahi can advertise to his community and grow his business. Your support of Team 1077 interns and their hard work is crucial to the success of each team and solution.
As a donor to this project, your amazing support has transformed lives. If you would like to become more involved in Leadership Initiatives, please contact Executive Director Marshall Bailly at mbailly@lichange.org to share suggestions, questions, or comments!
On behalf of everyone at Leadership Initiatives, thank you for everything that you have done. We all truly appreciate your support for our organization. If you would like to speak to our staff in Nigeria or to this specific project leader, we would love to communicate with you so you can personally see the change you are creating.
Wishing you the absolute best!
Sincerely,
Team 1077
Ella Andonov - Team Lead
Brynn Heller - Special Projects Chair
Hana Kaloudis - Fundraising Chair
Hannah Vinson - Media Chair
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