Relevant education
Throughout my adult life I have been eager to learn more - both in theory and in practice. The following courses and programs have helped my development and shaped me with multidisciplinary experience both in the classroom and outside.
Impact Investment Management program by ANDE. This week long program offers a deep dive into impact investment and took place in Johannesburg in 2015. This led to my role as investment manager with Enviu.
THNK Executive Leadership. This 6 months immersive program features 4 on-site weeks of intense learning and development. Many call it transformational, and it leaves you with a deep understanding of who you are as a leader and how you build on your strengths. This program impacted our decision to sell our house and move to Rwanda, to build and lead a team with our fin-tech startup. The program was in 2018.
Behavioral Science for Fin-techs. This 3 day course hosted by Cenfri in Capetown, funded by a.o. the Gates Foundation, affected our product and operations immensely. It led to a partnership in Ghana with Cenfri, and to the development of our goal setting and automated savings product in Rwanda. Completed in ‘19.
Last Mile Distribution. This online program during covid-19 enabled me to rethink our agent strategy in Rwanda, and gave great insight into how to reach the right audience. The coffee farmers we worked with were a 5 hour drive from Kigali. Completed in ‘21.
WFT Basis. This course on the financial market in the Netherlands concerns law and legislation, banking and insurance, and general financial skills. With this diploma I am able to advise customers about financial services in the Netherlands. Completed in ‘22.
Novilo ‘Leren 2.0’. This specialization module of 3 on-site days will give me the basis needed for my start-up BrightPath, and to better understand how to build the right content and tools. Starting in Feb ‘23.
