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Being a founder is not an easy way to make money.

I can tell you frankly with about 2 years building a Social Enterprise from scratch without salary and no funding. Bootstrapping can be very hard especially when you also have a family to support.

Even as a founder of a start-up I still have to help other young founders that are struggling aside from technical support at some point I also have to give some small funding too.

Not everyone is cut out to be a founder, and being a founder doesn't make us better than anyone else. We have fears, we are not as smart as you think, we look up vacancies sometimes to see another way of escape.

If you have an entrepreneur around you support them, send them words of encouragement especially entrepreneurs in the social sector who does so much for less to nothing. They are the unsung heroes take care of them, appreciate them.

I am Peter Ayeni I am passionate about using Technology and Design for Social Good.


http://www.ideahacks.xyz/being-a-founder-is-not-an-easy-way-to-make-money/

Being a founder is not an easy way to make money.

I can tell you frankly with about 2 years building a Social Enterprise from scratch without salary and no funding. Bootstrapping can be very hard especially when you also have a family to support.

Even as a founder of a start-up I still have to help other young founders that are struggling aside from technical support at some point I also have to give some small funding too.

Not everyone is cut out to be a founder, and being a founder doesn't make us better than anyone else. We have fears, we are not as smart as you think, we look up vacancies sometimes to see another way of escape.

If you have an entrepreneur around you support them, send them words of encouragement especially entrepreneurs in the social sector who does so much for less to nothing. They are the unsung heroes take care of them, appreciate them.

I am Peter Ayeni I am passionate about using Technology and Design for Social Good.


http://www.ideahacks.xyz/being-a-founder-is-not-an-easy-way-to-make-money/

The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) with support from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) offers research grants to Nigerian citizens wishing to undertake research work in fields related to nature conservation and sustainable livelihood. The grant shall be to support a PhD programme. This year’s theme is ‘Mangrove Conservation and Combatting Desert Encroachment’.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates must be Nigerian citizens.
Candidates must have M.Sc. Degree or equivalent qualification in Biological Sciences, Social Sciences or Law (Environmental Law/Protection) but related to environmental resources management.
Candidates must have secured admission into a Nigerian university towards a PhD degree in any of the fields stated in No. 2 above.
Candidates must develop acceptable research proposals that meet NCF’s vision and mission.
Proposals must be in line with the theme.
A progress report (on letter headed paper) from the applicant’s Project Supervisor(s) stating how far he or she has gone in his or her research work and his/her role in the initial review, as well as the relevance to the objectives of the grant, is a very essential condition for considering any application. Please note that a reference letter is an equivalent of a Progress Report from the Supervisors(s).
200-word justification, with relevance to natural and environmental resource management and biodiversity conservation.
A 3,000-word project proposal to be submitted should reflect the Title, Introduction/Statement of Problem, Objectives, Methodology and Expected Output etc.
Curriculum vitae (not more than 2 pages detailing research and work experience),
Scanned copy of admission letter.
DEADLINE: November 30 2018

To Apply and more information: https://www.mbeleacademy.org/2018/09/17/nigerian-conservation-foundation-chevron-nigeria-limited-chief-s-l-edu-research-grant-for-nigerian-phd-students-2019/

With the International Climate Protection Fellowships, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation enables prospective leaders in academia and industry to implement a research-based proposal in the field of climate protection or climate-related resource conservation during a one- year stay in Germany. Up to 20 International Climate Protection Fellowships are granted annually, funded under the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety’s (BMUB) International Climate Initiative.

The fellowships target prospective leaders from non-European transition and developing countries (see list of countries). Candidates draw up their own research-based proposal which they then implement in collaboration with a host in Germany.

https://www.mbeleacademy.org/2018/09/17/alexander-von-humboldt-foundation-international-climate-protection-fellowship-for-young-climate-experts-from-developing-countries-2019-funded/

McGill University and the Mastercard Foundation are pleased to offer full scholarships to economically challenged, academically gifted Master’s students from Sub-Saharan Africa through the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program. This scholarship program is designed to sponsor outstanding, community engaged students to attend university who otherwise would not have the opportunity, thereby, fostering the development of future Sub-Saharan African leaders and entrepreneurs.

WORTH

In addition to financial support, Scholars are provided with a comprehensive support network that includes an array of mentoring and support services to ensure each student’s academic success, community service engagement and transition to socially relevant employment opportunities, when they return to Africa at the conclusion of their studies.

https://www.mbeleacademy.org/2018/09/18/mastercard-foundation-scholars-program-at-mcgill-university-in-canada-2019-2020fully-funded/

Basically, a lot of Undergraduates and Graduates need to take up an Excel class.

I just uploaded a lecture on how to;
1. Create a sheet with formulas
2. How to filter data
3. How to represent data in a column chat Bar.

Learn here: https://www.mbeleacademy.org/courses/introduction-to-microsoft-excel/