Building with care, growing with intention.
This space gathers stories, learnings, and quiet realisations from walking the path of purpose-driven work. It’s about the slow, often messy, process of shaping projects that hold both vision and vulnerability — where impact is not just a goal, but a way of working, thinking, and relating.
From lived experiences to academic frameworks, from grassroots organising to system-level thinking — these reflections explore what it means to build something that create positive impact for people and the planet.
It’s not a blueprint, but an evolving conversation. One that embraces imperfection, and centres values over scale.
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Applying to the Erasmus Mundus EMMIE programme
In 2023, I was selected for the Erasmus Mundus EMMIE scholarship. This is an honest account of what the application process involved, what coherence across a CV, project, and motivation letter actually means, and who the programme tends to serve best.
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Funding Impact Entrepreneurship
A practical reflection on funding impact ventures — exploring why traditional finance often falls short and how blended, mission-aligned capital can better support social and environmental work.
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Building a Business that Doesn’t Want to Grow Fast
A reflection on slow business growth, staying small by design, and rethinking success beyond scale through care, depth, and values-led entrepreneurship.