Thanks so much for this post—It’s amazing how much positivity and keenness you have seen there.
Also many of your points are surprisingly similar to my experience here in East Africa , particularly foreign education. My experience is that almost everyone I have ever met in Uganda would do almost anything to get a foreign degree which is very rational. You get loads of status and are basically financially set for life if you get a degree from a Western University.
A big difference here though is that many of my friends have no problem thinking ambitiously—lot’s of big plans and ideas abound just often without the means/skills/pathways to take steps towards them.
It seems like a lot of people want to be founders of businesses/NGOs there. I wonder if some of the charity entrepreneurship stuff might be particularly helpful in that EA community (but obviously have no real idea)
Thanks for sharing that Nick! That’s really helpful to know!
And yes, if people already bring a high level ambition in your community then having programs like the one Charity Entreprenurship runs, it’s a great way for them to learn about how ideas can be prioritized and charity plans structured (so turning the ambition into a tangible project). I’d definitely encourage the people you meet interested in entrepreneurship to apply for their incubation program.
Thanks so much for this post—It’s amazing how much positivity and keenness you have seen there.
Also many of your points are surprisingly similar to my experience here in East Africa , particularly foreign education. My experience is that almost everyone I have ever met in Uganda would do almost anything to get a foreign degree which is very rational. You get loads of status and are basically financially set for life if you get a degree from a Western University.
A big difference here though is that many of my friends have no problem thinking ambitiously—lot’s of big plans and ideas abound just often without the means/skills/pathways to take steps towards them.
It seems like a lot of people want to be founders of businesses/NGOs there. I wonder if some of the charity entrepreneurship stuff might be particularly helpful in that EA community (but obviously have no real idea)
Thanks for sharing that Nick! That’s really helpful to know!
And yes, if people already bring a high level ambition in your community then having programs like the one Charity Entreprenurship runs, it’s a great way for them to learn about how ideas can be prioritized and charity plans structured (so turning the ambition into a tangible project). I’d definitely encourage the people you meet interested in entrepreneurship to apply for their incubation program.