The UN and me
Queston:
I am in the Social Entrepreneurship class you came to speak to.Thanks so much for your visit it was very inspiring. In your speech
you mentioned that you had worked in the UN which sounds like an
amazing opportunity. Working with the UN is something that I would
very much like to do and I was wondering if you could tell me how you
went about receiving that internship and if there is any way I could
do something similar. Answer: Here's what I did: 1. I read an article in the Financial Times about
a UN Program that uses investments to solve some of Africa's biggest
needs; 2. I Googled the name of the program, which was (and is) the UN
Growing Sustainable Business Initiative; 3. I found the contact
information for the leader of the initiative in Kenya, which was (and
still is) located on the site; 4. I sent her a crisp email stating why
I was good for her; 5. Received an email back requesting an interview,
which went well; and 6. Off to Kenya! Always here if you need me!
