At Anderson we have a 2-quarter capstone project that requires us to work in the field on some management issue. I'm working in a team of 5 to develop an expansion plan for the HIV/AIDS Management Development Institute that UCLA has created and Johnson & Johnson funds. Expanding the program to West Africa is what has brought Nurit, Dr. Victor Tabbush, & I to Ghana.
The idea behind the program is to give leaders of HIV/AIDS service organizations in Africa the managerial capacity they need to increase their effectiveness. Many of the people working for these NGOs are very bright and have excellent medical credentials, but have not formally studied operations, managerial accounting, planning & strategy, or health information systems, which are crucial to expanding and increasing the effectiveness of an organization. Six sessions of the program have been offered thus far in Nairobi, Kenya and the 216 alumni of the program are involved at the highest levels of NGOs throughout Africa and, anecdotally, we hear that the program has had a significant impact on these individuals and their organizations. The UCLA Anderson web site does a far better job of explaining it than I do: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x13884.xml
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Hi Juan! Your trip sounds great, and it's nice to see MBAs helping other people.
You are all making such a huge impact that we may not even see the most of for another few years. I am glad you had the opportunity to have a great experience out there while helping out so many communities of people in need!
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