Great news! Ling Ling was recently awarded a research grant by MIT to return to Senegal for two weeks and analyze the possibilities of small, school-run projects to sustain Japale Goune. She will be in Senegal from January 7 – 28th looking at the feasibility of setting up a telecenter that would be run by the schoool in order to generate income. She will be using all of her newly aquired MBA skills to look at the market, analyze the financials, and project a profit.

Here is an excerpt from her application:

I intend on continuing my work on this project until the lunch program is fully sustainable. The next step for us is to develop an income generating activity. The school has already completed research on initial costs for two of the proposed projects but needs assistance in framing the business plan to American donors. During (my research study) I hope to complete the business plan we need to take us one step closer to our goal of sustainability.

Way to go Ling Ling! We look forward to updating the supporters with your findings.

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