WMI Scholar Spotlight
NSOFWA MUKOSA, ZAMBIA
BUSINESS AND FINANCE MANAGEMENT
“I remember walking home from my bus drop-off point on the last day of volunteering in tears because I felt like I had found my purpose in life….”
Nsofwa, the first of three children, was born and raised in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia. She lost her father when she was eight years old and her mother passed away two years later. Nsofwa and her younger siblings were taken in by an aunt who was mostly absent, which left Nsofwa to fend for her younger siblings although she was only 10 years old. With the help of other relatives and members from her church, she was able to graduate from high school. Nsofwa made the decision to pursue a career in business administration and finance because of her life experiences; she became aware of her strengths in management and analysis as she started managing the home she grew up in, taking care of her siblings’ needs and running a small business to ensure the family had food. When COVID-19 peaked in Zambia she volunteered to quarantine at the childcare facility she was working at for three months to ensure that the children continued receiving quality educational instruction while the nation closed schools and implemented a widespread lock-down.