GMBA Class of 2012

Memory lane

How far would you walk for clean water?

Today they walked 10km

5 Carey students helped the Kenya Red Cross achieve these goals by conducting a project management audit to increase business efficiency during project implementation.

Loss of eye sight has a significant impact on the poor.

Of the world’s visually impaired, 87% live in developing countries and 18% of those who are blind live in Africa.

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5 Carey students worked on consulting project for UHEAL, a startup EYE clinic, to improve the financial viability, operational capacity, and social impact.

Access to credit is a problem for the world’s poor. 1 cow can change lives.

5 Carey students performed an evaluation of finance social enterprise in Kenya and provided recommendations that aligned with its future growth plans.

Women are the backbone of most societies, more so in Africa.

6 Carey students worked with Nairobi Women’s Hospital on solutions for inventory management and waste management in the hospital.

“We were honored to play a part in the development of the Innovation for Humanity Project. I can speak on behalf of the entire organization in saying how impressed we all were with the quality and professionalism of your students. I have worked with several MBA groups while in Kenya and the team from Hopkins surpassed all of my expectations. Their work ethic was fantastic and we are already implementing many of the suggested changes.”

-project partner in Kenya

GMBA Kenya team in January 2011