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Improvising and collaborating are two of Kudakwashe's greatest strengths. He acquired these strengths through his experiences at Chizungu Primary where lack of adequate school materials resulted in him sharing a single school textbook with eight other students. Such tough experiences became the catalyst in molding a punctual and amicable Kudakwashe who would never grumble about lacking anything but always work hard to attain whatever he needs. Faced with lack of pocket money in High School, Kudakwashe together with his brother started a tuck-shop in the community of Domboramwari, Epworth in Zimbabwe. His success in running this small business provoked the entrepreneur within to sprout, arousing an unquenchable interest for him to venture in business on a larger scale thus he chose to attain a Chartered Accountancy degree.
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Kuda is a methodical and conscientious aspiring CPA from Harare, Zimbabwe. One of Kuda’s projects as a University Innovation Fellow was the Furman University Community Engagement Initiative. For this project, he worked with eighteen faculty members and five student fellows to map out and institutionalize all university’s interactions with the community. He is also interested in microfinance and has been awarded the Hollingsworth and Furman Advantage Research Fellowships over two consecutive summers to conduct research on ‘what leads to microfinance success.’ He hopes to give back to the community through helping ease access to capital (microfinance) to underserved entrepreneurs at the bottom of the economic pyramid in Southern Africa.
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Kudakwashe's agreement with Mahatma Gandhi's words that "the best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" saw him starting a program called Love to Learn to ensure that the less privileged children in the community of Domboramwari had access to basic education. He also volunteered as a tutor at Chiedza Day Care in Harare, Zimbabwe and in his freshman year he volunteered at Frazee Dream Center helping children acquire basic literacy through Furman's Engaged Living Global Poverty Program.
 
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The end of his freshman year in college saw him becoming a University Innovation Fellow, President of Baba Africa, Multicultural Recruitment Student Assistant, Admissions Office Summer Intern, Diversity and Student Engagement Department Student Assistant, Library Student Assistant and member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society and Exploration of Vocation and Ministry at Furman University.
 
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Besides starting his own business to inspire an exponential growth in Zimbabwe's social entrepreneurs, Kudakwashe also look forward to working for the Anti-Corruption Committee of Zimbabwe as its auditor.
 

Revision as of 18:26, 15 July 2017

Kuda is a methodical and conscientious aspiring CPA from Harare, Zimbabwe. One of Kuda’s projects as a University Innovation Fellow was the Furman University Community Engagement Initiative. For this project, he worked with eighteen faculty members and five student fellows to map out and institutionalize all university’s interactions with the community. He is also interested in microfinance and has been awarded the Hollingsworth and Furman Advantage Research Fellowships over two consecutive summers to conduct research on ‘what leads to microfinance success.’ He hopes to give back to the community through helping ease access to capital (microfinance) to underserved entrepreneurs at the bottom of the economic pyramid in Southern Africa.

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