First of all welcome to the MUBS/CBS blog. This first entry from a
group is by Teddy, Sarah, Karina and Søs – Sisters from another mother!
Sarah and Teddy are both MUBS students and they are studying their
master of business administration, majoring in project management. Karina is
studying her master of Business and Development Studies, while Søs is studying
Leadership and management with a minor in Social Entrepreneurship Studies, both
from CBS. These very different backgrounds have made for a very interesting
group. We have decided to write about social entrepreneurship in Kampala and
specifically we will be focusing on the skills and competencies of social
entrepreneurs from Kampala and how the entrepreneurs utilize their social
capital in their businesses. So far we have been at it for four days and a lot
has happened. We have specified our research topic, gotten in contact with
social entrepreneurs and spoken with people involved in social entrepreneurship
in Kampala. What we have discovered is that entrepreneurs are not hard to find
in Uganda. Everyone is an entrepreneur, a business man/woman or an innovator.
You do not ask someone whether they work or not, but rather what their business
is.
During these first days we have of course also spend a lot of time
getting to know our fellow group members, class members and, for the Danish
part, getting familiar with the Pearl of Africa: Uganda!
On Wednesday the whole class went to the Ndere cultural Centre to
see a dance group perform traditional Ugandan dance from several regions of
Uganda. It was an amazing experience for us all. The CBS students could do
nothing but be amazed and impressed by the dancing and singing while the MUBS
students could tell about the familiar dances and songs from their own home
regions. Our own Sarah is from the western part of Uganda, which is known for
its cows with long white horns, amazing milk, and (apparently) its very slow
moving women! Our Teddy is from Buganda and that region also has its own dances
that we got to see some of. You can see a video from the evening below –
According to our hosts at the show, rap was invented in Africa and after seeing
the video you will not doubt that fact. That guy can really rap!
Today we had a visit from the Danish Ambassador in Uganda, Mr. Dan
Frederiksen, as well as Mette and Jonas from the embassy. During this first
week of the programme in Uganda the class has also visited the Private Sector
Foundation Uganda and the Uganda Investment Authority and it is amazing to
experience the interest in our MUBS/CBS collaboration from both Denmark and Uganda.
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