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Driving ChangeChange is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the phoenix.lmost three billion people live onAless than $2 a day across the world’sdeveloping countries. Poverty isa vicious cycle that deprives onegeneration to the next, leading to inadequateschooling for children, low levels of employment,major health issues, and increased crime, stressand hunger – all of which further exacerbatethe situation.Between October and December of 2011, I wasfortunate to have been selected by TechnoServeto join its Volunteer Consultant program inMozambique. TechnoServe is a DC basedeconomic development NGO with a mission toeradicate poverty by empowering rural poorpeople to build businesses.My project was to develop a business plan andfinancial model for the first commercial soyaproduction and processing venture in Niassa,a province of Mozambique. Described by thelocals in Portuguese as ‘Fim do Mundo’ or ‘TheEnd of The World’, Niassa is one of the world’spoorest communities.The premise for the soya-based venture is tocreate an Agro-Forestry Village, which is anintegrated approach to rural development thatcombines forestry development with commercialand out grower agriculture. The goal is to upliftpoverty by creating additional cash incomesfor small-holder subsistence farmers. Theseincomes can then be used to pay for food,education, healthcare and so on.You get back as much as you giveOver the course of the three months that I wasthere, I worked closely with the managementteam of my client, local technical experts andindustry advisors. The difficulty of working in acountry like Mozambique cannot be overstated.The complexity of addressing the needs ofmultiple stakeholders and empowering thepoor to endure short-term risks are furtherhindered by the tough business and culturalenvironment: a lack of high quality managers,poor infrastructure, high financing rates, alimited working culture and the prevalence ofcorruption and employee theft are just someof the issues that local businesses face daily.The experience in Mozambique has allowed meto gain a completely new perspective on the worldfrom both a social and a business point of view.I have also thoroughly enjoyed exploring thelocal culture – food, music, arts and language,as well as making a number of new friends.But perhaps what’s most rewarding is havingthe opportunity to take part in an innovativeventure that will ultimately create hundreds ofjobs and benefit thousands of local people.‘ What’s most rewarding is the opportunity to take partin an innovative venture that will ultimately createhundreds of jobs and benefit thousands of locals.’48CLOSEWORK® GLOBAL REVIEW 2012
Clients don’t usually ask Consultants to helpthem totally change people’s lives, but that’sexactly what Technoserve asked <strong>Celerant</strong><strong>Consulting</strong>’s Howard Sun to do in Mozambique.A NEW BEGINNING ATTHE END OF THE WORLD.If you’re interested to learn more aboutTechnoServe or about my experience, pleasevisit: technoserve.org or contact me directlyhoward.sun@celerantconsulting.comCLOSEWORK® GLOBAL REVIEW 2012 49
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