Topy Namasaka-Muga (MBA 2012J)
I graduated from INSEAD in July
2012. While undertaking my MBA, I shared the beginnings of
the Lulea story with my colleagues at school. Lulea is a social
enterprise which specialises in training Kenyan workers to create sustainable
luxury leather goods for the global market. Together with five of my group
members in the Business Planning entrepreneurship elective, we developed the
idea for Lulea and worked out a viable business plan. The INSEAD
faculty, and in particular Christine Driscoll Goulay, the Associate
Director of the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, supported
the venture and introduced me to a number of other social
entrepreneurs. After months of hard but rewarding work we
have just opened the doors to the Lulea Centre of Excellence in Kenya
(a training facility) and have trained a small team of employees,
some of whom are sourced from a nearby women’s shelter (Baraka Women's Shelter). I am happy to say that we are now ready to take orders and in
order to grow we have recently launched an Indiegogo crowd funding
campaign - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lulea-we-make-the-bags-you-make-the-difference. Please take the time to check
out our campaign and support and share wherever you can.
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