On 15 January, PIM kickstarted Launch for Good: Masterclass for Social Entrepreneurs with the first workshop of the series! Led by Hawa Kombian, the session delved into a series of questions that many social entrepreneurs face: How do I find my vision and mission? How do I ensure that they align with both my values and with market needs?
The participants not only had a thought-provoking session from Hawa on how to craft a vision, mission and values, they also put their learning into practice during the breakout discussion. The session ended with an enthusiastic Q&A and inspiring shareback session as participants shared the vision and mission they had for their potential ventures.
These were the key takeaways from the session:
- Vision is the long-term aspiration that defines what you believe the communities you serve deserve to experience; it should reflect the legacy you want to leave behind. A good vision should be aspirational, inclusive and timeless.
- Mission refers to the medium term goals for your enterprise. A good mission should help the enterprise build up credibility, thus it is important that one aligns the available resources with measurable goals to ensure feasibility.
- Values determine the day-to-day decisions and behaviours of the leader and the enterprise. Enterprise values – be it inclusion, innovation, accountability, respect, commitment, or others – should underpin the mission.
If you missed the exciting workshop, click below to watch the recap video.
After learning how to craft your vision and mission, the next workshop in the Launch for Good series will provide critical tools to transform vision into actionable strategies through a strong business model. Registrations have opened here – do not miss this session!
More on Launch for Good: Masterclass for Social Entrepreneurs Series
Launch for Good: Masterclass for Social Entrepreneurs is a workshop series aiming to equip budding social entrepreneurs with practical tools and strategies to build and scale their purpose-driven businesses. The series addresses challenges commonly faced by social entrepreneurs in areas like leadership, branding and financial sustainability. It is perfect for aspiring founders, first-time or early-stage entrepreneurs, or leaders seeking to scale purpose alongside profit in their companies.
Connect with our speaker: Hawa Kombian
Hawa Kombian is a visionary and passionate leader who helps organizational founders and their teams achieve operational sustainability and social vibrancy by building results-driven cultures of connection.
With over 10 years of experience in business strategy and organizational management across Africa and North America, she has a proven track record of enhancing the alignment, profitability, and sustainability of impact-driven organizations in various sectors, such as research, digital health, and leadership development.
As the founder and CEO of Hawa Kombian Consulting, she coaches, facilitates and speaks in order to advance the future of work with Africa’s leaders. This happens through immersive and memorable experiences that elevate career mindset growth, operational and cultural business structure, and social vision for collective development and sustainability.
Hawa is an empathetic systems-builder, an advocate, and a creative who seamlessly flows between cultivating authentic relationships with people and creating strategic processes that allow teams to collaborate and achieve success together.
She serves as a BLeader Consultant for B Lab Africa, a nonprofit entity transforming the African economy to benefit people, communities, and the planet; and holds an ESG specialization from the Corporate Finance Institute.
Event Organizer & Blog Contributor
Ting Ting Liew, Interviewer/Writer
Ting Ting is passionate about social impact, innovation, business development, and the nexus among these three areas. She was previously a Business Partner in Enterprise Singapore, a government agency that champions enterprise growth. Ting Ting graduated from the National University of Singapore with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a minor in Social Work. She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree at Yenching Academy, Peking University. She is currently working on her thesis regarding the development of social entrepreneurship in China. During her free time, you can catch Ting Ting running, doing aerial yoga, or finding the best dessert in town!
