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The Accidental Social Entrepreneur (Paperback)
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The Accidental Social Entrepreneur (Paperback)
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Loot Price R429
Discovery Miles 4 290
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The remarkable story of one gutsy contractor's determination to end
poverty in Africa. Grant Smith is not a visionary or an
enthusiastic missionary. He's a problem solver. When confronted
with the desperate problems of poverty he witnessed in Africa, he
did the only thing he knew how to do--business. Business that would
provide jobs and pay people enough so that they would not have to
rely on charity to send their kids to school, so that none would be
forced to live in a tin shed without water, electricity, sewerage,
or dignity, fighting off the threat of pneumonia every time it
rained. His venture led to a great challenge: become the biggest
house-builder in Kenya. Both humorous and realistic, Smith tells of
his successes and failures with projects as diverse as growing oil
crops, a road-building scheme, house building, and selling old gas
pumps. With faith in God's provision--and a little
bewilderment--Smith wrestles with difficulties that every
entrepreneur knows too well: finding investment funding only to
lose it again, acquiring trustworthy business partners, confronting
bribery and bureaucracy, corruption and culture. He is not the
biggest house-builder in Kenya (yet!), but Smith has stumbled on a
near-miraculous way of unlocking long-term financial provision for
local Christian charities. For those who dream of making a
difference for communities affected by poverty, this story is
inspiring and thought-provoking. It encourages readers to see how
ordinary people have been created for a purpose and have the
potential to facilitate miracles. The Accidental Social
Entrepreneur is a real challenge to consider how we might use the
gifts and resources we have been given by God to change lives.
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