John Kavyavu's guest appearances

John Kavyavu

IMPACT LEARNING

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Adam Ashton

Seth Godin

Jethro Jones

Abby Falik

Anette Carlisle

Michael Horn

Heath Evans

Michael Gallagher

Sarah Toms

Bruce Umpstead

Stephanie Moore

Stefanie Faye

Steven Thompson

Will Jacobs

David Reynolds

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Production team:Host : Maria XenidouProducer: Julie-Roxane KrikorianIntroduction Voice: David Bourne Contact us:impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com Music credits:Like Lee performed by The Mini VandalsTransition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks Where to find John Kavyavu &amp; Mavuno:John on LinkedInMavunoMavuno on LinkedIn Mentioned in this episode:Democratic Republic of the CongoMicrofinancePro Microfinance International on LinkedInLife Asset IncDavid Masomo - cofounder of MavunoWorld VisionTearfund Listen to this episode and explore:John’s childhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the youngest of ten siblings (2:39)Learning from his entrepreneur mother the principles of social entrepreneurship and microfinance (10:57)What is microfinance? (15:30)Getting his master's in microfinance in India and a second master’s in social enterprise in the US (17:06)One difference between microfinancing in the US and the developing world (20:28)What John learnt while working in microfinance with entrepreneurs in the US and DR Congo (22:26)The genesis of Mavuno (23:47)Mavuno’s mission: what it is and who it is for (28:21)The Impact Mavuno has created over the last five years (32:42)Finding the farmers who need help: the importance of being rooted in the community (35:21)The Farmer Field School (38:26)How Mavuno measures their success and impact in the field (41:02)Mavuno’s agribusiness model: a financially sustainable organization (42:54)The Agripreneur Incubator: teaching farmers business and marketing skills (46:17)Helping build an association of agripreneurs at the village level (48:04)How we can support Mavuno (51:13)The one thing John wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (52:47)Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (55:58)

Production team:Host : <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaxenidou/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Maria Xenidou</a>Producer: <a href="https://www.jrkrikorian.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Julie-Roxane Krikorian</a>Introduction Voice: <a href="http://newwildmedia.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Bourne</a> Contact us:<a href="mailto:impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com">impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com</a> Music credits:Like Lee performed by The Mini VandalsTransition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks Where to find John Kavyavu &amp; Mavuno:John on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-kavyavu-a7b98414/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.mavuno.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mavuno</a>Mavuno on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mavuno-grassroots-development-for-congo/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> Mentioned in this episode:<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Democratic Republic of the Congo</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfinance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Microfinance</a>Pro Microfinance International on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/promicrofinance-international/about/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/lifeassetinc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life Asset Inc</a><a href="https://www.mavuno.org/team/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David Masomo</a> - cofounder of Mavuno<a href="https://www.wvi.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">World Vision</a><a href="https://www.tearfund.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tearfund</a> Listen to this episode and explore:John’s childhood in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the youngest of ten siblings (2:39)Learning from his entrepreneur mother the principles of social entrepreneurship and microfinance (10:57)What is microfinance? (15:30)Getting his master's in microfinance in India and a second master’s in social enterprise in the US (17:06)One difference between microfinancing in the US and the developing world (20:28)What John learnt while working in microfinance with entrepreneurs in the US and DR Congo (22:26)The genesis of Mavuno (23:47)Mavuno’s mission: what it is and who it is for (28:21)The Impact Mavuno has created over the last five years (32:42)Finding the farmers who need help: the importance of being rooted in the community (35:21)The Farmer Field School (38:26)How Mavuno measures their success and impact in the field (41:02)Mavuno’s agribusiness model: a financially sustainable organization (42:54)The Agripreneur Incubator: teaching farmers business and marketing skills (46:17)Helping build an association of agripreneurs at the village level (48:04)How we can support Mavuno (51:13)The one thing John wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (52:47)Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (55:58)

Empowering Congolese Farmers through an Agribusiness with John Kavyavu