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The International Business Development Internship
Leadership Initiatives is working to end extreme poverty in Northern Nigeria through entrepreneurship and innovation. As part of the International Business & Development Program, Leadership Initiatives identifies small business owners who live under $1.90 a day, have little formal business education, and are struggling to provide for their family’s basic needs.
Once business owners have completed training, Leadership Initiatives pairs International Business & Development Interns with a business partner and business mentor. Interns are given the opportunity to help tackle major issues at the grassroots level by working directly with small business owners to support and incubate local entrepreneurs. Students will work with Leadership Initiatives staff over the course of nine months to provide income-generating solutions that focus on food supply, women empowerment, environment and sustainability, personal care, and mobility.
The International Business & Development Internship aims to introduce interns to the complexities and challenges of running a small business and working within community development. Interns will gain an understanding of the unwavering commitment, focus, and determination required to work within this field. From working with interns, local business owners will have new knowledge of entrepreneurial skills they need to create business opportunities that will contribute to socio-economic development and significantly transform their lives.
Our Internship Team
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Angel Gunaman
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2023
Angel Gunaman is a 17-year-old high school senior from Bandung, Indonesia. She is passionate about science, namely space exploration. She believes that by providing opportunities for others, she can help others find their passions and make their impact in the world.
Angel enjoys playing soccer and watching mixed-martial arts fights. She founded Made to Change, a student-led non-profit dedicated to providing free STEM education to kids around her community. She also takes part in raising awareness to the UN's SDGs, and works in her school's theater tech crew as the sound technician. During her free time, you can find her playing soccer or reading a book.
Angel is excited to be participating in the Business Development program. She loves working in a team to help develop a large project, and views that this will be a great way to help others beyond her community.
Luana Yo
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2025
Luana Yo is a sophomore at Bandung Alliance Intercultural School or BAIS. She is someone who sees the good in people. She will try to help others during their time of need. Luana is someone who encourages and pushes others to exceed what they have already accomplished.
Luana enjoys watching movies, tv series, and a book once in a while. She has been in 4 drama productions, twice on stage and twice backstage. Luana enjoys how a picture gets pieced together. For sports, she loves playing basketball and has been playing for about four years now. She believes that the relationship between the players is more than just people who play together, but a group of people who are connected with a common interest to struggle and celebrate achievements and failure. Luana is also interested in horseback riding. Horse riding is more than just a sport to her. It is a method to build connections, learn, and understand mutual respect between a person with another or a person with an animal. Last year she joined the school newspaper, which has helped her communicate with people better and helped develop her writing skills. In school, her favorite subjects are biology, chemistry, photography, art, and physics.
Luana is excited to join this year’s International Internship Program because she can experience something new, out of her comfort zone, but also because she would be able to help other people acquire new opportunities in their lives. She wants other people to be given and undergo life-changing experiences and choices, like the opportunities given to her that changed her view of things around and in her life.
Jaeha Jung
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2024
Jaeha is a rising junior in Bandung Alliance Intercultural School, BAIS, which is an international school in the Southeast Asian country of Indonesia. Jaeha is a hardworking student who is enrolled in multiple Advanced Placement courses.
Jaeha likes to play Basketball at the varsity level. At school, he is a student mentor for a non-profit organization called Made to Change which advocates for free STEM education.
This year, Jaeha will be joining the International Business & Development Internship. He wishes that this chance will make an impact to struggling businesses in Bauchi, Nigeria
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Joshua Liebich
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2023
Joshua Liebich is a Senior at BAIS (Bandung Alliance Intercultural School). Joshua is an internationally-based student who has lived on four of the seven continents.
At school, he is part of the school’s yearbook committee. He is a member of the BAIS Soccer team and has also participated in cross-country. During his free time, Joshua Liebich helps lead a local group of youth ages grade six and up.
Joshua Liebich is a veteran of the BAIS theater department starring in, but not limited to, productions such as "Aladdin" and "Little Women". Joshua consistently serves the nationals of Indonesia by teaching English and helping start a fish floss production business in one of the local villages.
Joshua Liebich is excited to be returning to the International Leadership & Business Internship. Joshua values building relationships with his team, the Project Coordinator, and our business partner in Nigeria. In the future, Joshua plans to use the skills he has gathered during his time in leadership initiatives to further explore non-profit business ventures.
Sherin Chong
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2023
Sherin Chong is a senior in Bandung Alliance Intercultural School. She is a part of multiple Advanced Placement courses and is a part of multiple clubs in her school.
Sherin Chong is the Co-President of the Student Council in her school and leads a service club as well. She is a member of National Honors Society and is also the stage manager of the drama production in her school. She loves to bake and hang out with her friends during her free time.
Sherin Chong is excited to work with IIP this year. She loves working with a community and would like to experience and learn more through this program.
Esther Lindley
Bandung Alliance Intercultural School
Class of 2024
Esther Lindley is a junior at Bandung Alliance Intercultural School. She is a dedicated student who is enrolled in Advanced Placement courses.
Esther enjoys playing badminton in her free time, and at school, she is an assistant editor of her school’s newspaper club. She also participates in debate in various forms, including her school’s debate club, competitions, and debate camps, along with Drama and Battle of the Books. During her free time, Esther enjoys reading, music, and baking.
Esther is excited to be participating in the International Business and Development Internship this school year. She is interested in international relations and social welfare with interest in business and international development as well. In the future, Esther would like to apply the skills she has learned and work in a field involving social work or foreign aid.
Our Business Partner
Monday Yohanna Azi
Business Statistics
Monday started learning about laundry businesses in 2008 when he trained for 6 years before starting his own business
On a good week, Mr. Monday has approximately fifteen customers, and he has about three customers during bad weeks.
Monday Yohanna Azi
About Monday
Monday Yohanna Azi
Community Impact
Mr. Monday employs members from his community and supports his sisters, parents, and wife.
He supports his sister's educational funds, so that they can have the best opportunities possible.
Monday Yohanna Azi
Our Partnership
Angel, Sherin, Joshua, Jae Ha, Esther, and Luana aim to help Mr. Monday grow his business through this program.
By meeting once a month and discussing with Mr. Monday the specific aspects he needs for his logos and branding, as well as his financial tracker, we hope to help Mr. Monday to the best of our abilities.
Our Approach
FINANCIAL TRACKING
Financially literate entrepreneurs make growth-oriented financial and economic decisions for their savings, borrowing, and investments. Our team is working with Isiyaka Sa’ad to create an effective financial tracking system for his business finances, receipts, and daily costs.
OUR ADVERTISING
Our team identified target markets and key demographics to create a customer acquisition plan. We are working with Isiyaka Sa’ad to redesign his brand and create effective marketing campaigns.
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENTS
Steady growth is a critical component of creating self-sustaining communities. Our team is working to identify key areas of opportunity for Isiyaka Sa’ad and design solutions with grant money to improve his business to foster growth.
Our Fundraising
$89 RAISED
$661 NEEDED
$750 GOAL
Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced some of the highest growth rates globally over the past 10 years. While this means that people in these nations have become more optimistic about their social and economic future, the region continues to face a myriad of historical problems. In order to continue steady growth and achieve a future of equitable conditions in the region, our International Internship Program team seeks to build stronger communities from the grassroots level through fundraising for community development.
Funds raised are used to implement community-based education programs, pay staff to run the operations on-site, and invest in training for local leaders. Leadership Initiatives uses fundraised money to develop a network of support for actionable change and accountability between our team, the Leadership Initiatives staff, and the community stakeholders we work with.
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