Even by spending just an hour of her time a day, she was able to continue giving back to the community and the Sanning Foundation project. Despite this hiccup, with the support and encouragement of her husband, local mentors and Chris, she quickly got back to her feet again. Upon her return to Zimbabwe, she was successful in implementing the new model, and she expanded her business by offering a variety of tour packages, but encountered a setback when her business partner decided to pursue another career opportunity. Sanning Foundation Founder/Project Director Moreblessing Sigauke and Finance Director Gerald Mangena pose for a photograph. Her idea and commitment to serve moved the President and he offered to fund Sanning Foundation. What Zimbabwe needed, she argued, was a community-based and business-oriented organization to assist vulnerable/disadvantaged women and those living with HIV/AIDS in boosting small scale, household level projects (e.g. She also got an opportunity to meet the President of Zimbabwe AIDS Treatment Assistance (ZATA) at an event, where she pitched her idea. During the fellowship, she met Gerald Mangena, another fellow who had extensive experience in accounting and farming skills, and they briefly discussed possibility of working together. Morebessing’s fellowship was also rich with networking opportunities. After a complete evaluation of her business model, Baker suggested ways to restructure her action plan to more effectively grow her business.
She was placed at Zimbabwe One Seed Expeditions, a Denver-based travel agency in Colorado and was fortunate enough to have a very experienced mentor – Chris Baker. with the goal of learning techniques to expand her business. Meanwhile, she was accepted into BEEP and came to the U.S. Though she started the initiative, she was restrained by lack of funding. Seeing these women with no means to help themselves inspired her to establish Sanning Foundation in 2013. One of the participants of BEEP was Moreblessing Sigauke, a Zimbabwean travel businesswoman who also leads a community-based organization to help vulnerable/disadvantaged women and those living with HIV/AIDS in rural and urban communities.
A group photograph of the participants of Business and Economic Entrepreneurship Program (BEEP).
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The program aimed to strengthen the visiting fellows’ understanding of American business practices, entrepreneurship, culture, and values, while also building their professional networks and project development skills so they are better able to bring about economic change in their home countries. Eight American fellows also participated in a two-week reciprocal program in Zambia and Zimbabwe in February 2015. for a five-week fellowship with American businesses. This innovative leadership development program, funded by Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), brought two cohorts of 12 competitively selected emerging business leaders to the U.S.
Department of State’s Business and Economic Entrepreneurship Program (BEEP) for Zambia and Zimbabwe. In April 2014, Meridian International Center implemented the U.S. Professional Exchange Program alumnus Moreblessing Sigauke is especially representative of this sentiment. This gives them the tool set to persevere through the challenges Confucius referred to so long ago.
One of the purposes of professional exchange programs is to motivate participants to realize their potential and to give them opportunities to connect with new people and understand the advantages of social entrepreneurship through exchange of ideas and experiences. Renowned philosopher Confucius once said “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Perseverance will get you somewhere, and sometimes, it ends up being a better place than you originally envisioned.
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