S.E.VEN Fund Awards $10,000 in “In the River They
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by Lucy Mbabazi
Lucy Mbabazi is a second year Public Policy student at the Harvard Kennedy School. She is originally from Rwanda. Prior to studying at the Kennedy School, Lucy worked in information technology and accounting for a corporation. She is an avid volunteer for organizations such as Hope Worldwide, Habit for Humanity and Others May Eat. Upon graduation, she intends to return to Rwanda to work on behalf of those without a voice in Rwanda and Africa, with specific focus on assisting people who face poverty, civil unrest, war or natural disasters.
Entrepreneurs create products, services and jobs. They expand economies, improve people's lives, provide employment (high and rising wages) and bring about competition. A competitive environment, in turn, gives rise to efficiency, meritocracy and further innovations and entrepreneurial drive.
The potent combination of entrepreneurship and technological innovation can forge an environment that is conducive to further enterprise, involving even government policy in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation.
