The Birth of Wilsen Initiative (Wi) – The Story of Our Founder

The Light Bulb Moment

Wilsen initiative (Wi) idea started somewhere in 1997 – 2000 during my prime years of playing football, different exposure I have received through education and exchange programs. In my 20+ years journey as the founder and social entrepreneur I can comfortably say the founder’s role is much more tougher and challenging compared to that of a manager who has been employed in an already running organization with all the systems in place. I’m talking from both side of the experiences working in managerial position and pursuing my dream as the founder.

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As the founder and leader, I’m ready to explore different possibilities towards achieving an accelerated impact through partnerships, innovation and creativity.

The iceberg illusion

“If by any chance there’s luck in whatever I do, then I would say it could count for 1% and 99% is all you may not see are for example ; the thought process, many failure, many attempts, many rejections, working hard and smart and so on.” – Wilson Masaka Youth Advocate, Social Entrepreneur & Founder / team leader at Wilsen initiative (Wi).

The Founder Journey

It Is Either You Start Up or Shut Down!

Early Stages

The founder’s roles are even tougher when you have to play all the possible roles in your enterprise especially when you don’t have the resources to employ the team that could help you with the set up and drive the mission towards the vision point.

The Call Vs. The Job

As a founder, the calling is much bigger and I can go for the next extra miles without expecting a pay but I believe one day I will be able to get the full support to enable me recruit a team that will work with me around the clock towards realizing the vision. At the moment we have to soldier on with the little resources we can access and strive to achieve the best impact. The question is, how many years should one spend at the level of being called early stage start-up?

My idea has been around for more than 20+ years and despite the many challenges one being fundraising I’m not thinking of shutting down anytime because everything is done out of genuine passion towards living the full circle as envisioned in the dream.

The Journey

So before you quit, ask yourself why you started? Read more >>