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Rising
to the challenge in Mali
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, through his work
with the Emory-affiliated Carter Center, is on a mission to encourage
the world to address the widening poverty gap between First World and
developing nations. Goizueta has responded by offering students a course
in African Economic Development.
The class, first offered Fall Semester 2004, gives students the opportunity
to research and develop business plans for Mali, a former French colony
and the largest country in West Africa. Chosen because of Carter’s
contacts, Mali and its 10 million residents have a stable government,
a diverse and impressive history, a spectacular landscape, and with the
proper investment, the potential to significantly grow the economy and
raise the standard of living.
Students worked in teams to develop realistic and sustainable business
plans for Mali. Over spring break, class members traveled to Mali to perform
further research and get feedback from Mali officials. Some of the current
plans are for Mali Adventure Tours, a nonprofit travel agency; Handicraft
sales; and the Feminine Products project, which has evolved into cotton
processing—Mali’s main crop.
Student response has been enthusiastic. Jeremiah Gibber
‘05MBA describes the experience as “one of the most valuable
experiences I have had at Goizueta…working with Mali has given me
a perspective on global community and social responsibility that I could
never have learned in a textbook or lecture.”
Kathleen Mason ‘05BBA echoes
his sentiment and adds, “It is that common humanity to help those
who are in need of help that encourages me as an individual, and Goizueta
as an academic institution to address these issues.”
—Sarah Banick
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| Goizueta students present their business plan for Mali Adventure Tours to an audience that included H.E. Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s ambassador to the United States (not pictured). |