#Letter: Pursue higher education to escape poverty
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Aplonia Manala writes:
How would you go about developing a strategy for fund-raising?
The senior executive for fund-raising and strategy asks, in the most casual way – as if he didn’t just throw a bomb my way.
This was during my third interview. I was way past the ‘tell me about yourself’ stage and to say I was anxious would be an understatement. I said what I could and left it at that, proud of myself for making it that far.
Today, after four months of gruelling work, I can proudly say I know exactly how to formulate a strategy for fund-raising – from the beginning stages when everything is just a web of ideas, till the very end when that strategy is presented to the senior managers in the organisation.
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To say that everything has been easy would be a complete lie. I almost quit in my second month after receiving what seemed like my 100th task for that day. But through perseverance and hope for a better future for myself and my family’s, I soldiered on.
Working for ISFAP has been fulfilling in so many ways. I get to see the testimonies of ordinary students from not-so-great circumstances pushing through the crowd to see their dreams come true.
The question of free education is pointless to debate if graduates are still finding themselves unemployed. As a country, we have already begun witnessing the sad trend of young people sitting at home for years with their degrees serving as wall decorations.
It is, therefore, important to match the qualifications we choose with the market needs. ISFAP does not only fund young people for graduation but employment as well.
Having an in-demand qualification such as accounting drastically improved my odds at getting a job and doing well in it.
I am learning something new each day, but one thing remains constant, and that is my great passion for the work that ISFAP does and the many lives it has impacted and will continue to impact.
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