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Economy

My company has built their plat-
forms for them, both their business
platform and their travel platform.
They run regular trips to Kenya
and all over the world, but they are
focusing a lot on Afrika. We see
that in the future as being how we
will be able to make inroads into
West Afrika, as they have got those
connections as well.

Any advice you would offer
investors from the diaspora or
people who are kind of think-
ing about coming to Afrika?
Kojo with Chioma Phillips I have always said ‘feel the fear but
do it anyway’. I learnt that a long
time ago. When you’re going into
afraid to go out. You’re comfortable can attend those and it is structured a place and you really don’t know
within your environment and that’s around the same idea, to help you anyone and it might be a little intim-
very important because you don’t speak with confidence over a period idating at first and it’s a different en-
want to leave one oppressive state of time. If you go through the vironment… do your due diligence,
and come to another. To be your- program as it’s been designed and connect with individuals that may
self you have to feel free that you the modules as it’s been structured, have walked that path before and I
can reach your potential and if you we are confident that at the end mentioned World Views they are a
can’t then that is a form of subtle of those six months you will have good company to really give you all
oppression. enough Swahili to feel you can take the key things that you need to look
a trip to East Afrika and move your at. But just do it.
With your IT you’re also in- way around. We’re excited about I wouldn’t be here if I focused just
volved with language… that and that course is available on on my failures. Never let one failure
Yes, a very successful project another of our platforms as well. or one bad business deal stop you
because that will just put paid to
that we have recently launched is
called Kiswahili for Schools, very Are you still willing to connect greater achievements that’s waiting
pleased with that. It has taken over Diaspora investors to the Afri- for you. I believe and I’ve always
9 months to develop that project, kan continent? said it coming from a personal de-
velopment background that some-
along with Miss Wambui Kamau. Absolutely. My focus now is on the times you have to go through the
We’re very proud of what we’ve East because I have made those
done. We now have over 60 stu- strong connections here. I am failure to get to the success. I would
dents on the course. It’s structured working with another team that is say to anyone, just do it and that’s all
to go over six months, has a very focused on East and West Afrika, that I can say.
well-structured school curriculum. called World Views. We are literally
We’re starting in Kenya and also working partners. They are in the Thank you very much Mr
looking to expand that into other process of looking to allow myself Kojo, it was great having you
countries. and the Swahili course to establish a share yout thoughts with us.
We’ve got the commercial Kiswa- more structured business in Kenya,
hili course because Kiswahili for so we’re hoping that pans out. They Note: You can watch the video interview
Schools is a bit of a philanthropy are focused on West Afrika and we on our Youtube channel by clicking on the
project, it is our way of our giving will be doing some things through image above.
back to the schools. We have the them and they will sort of be the
other aspect that we’re developing, lead and we will follow what they
Swahili for the masses so anyone say, so we work with them.

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