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My exchange started in the October month, and it was MADly great from day one already. My first day was concluded with a private screening event of Mission Mangal, which was organized by the Embassy of India. The movie was an inspiring true-life story of vision, determination, and women-led innovation, which is based on true events - India's first mission to Mars. This set a wonderful start for my six-month MAD journey.

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At the end of October, together with the MAD team, we organized a Health Innovation Hackathon at Karolinska Institute, where participants were invited to approach the challenge in the Health care sector (Tuberculosis patient empowerment) and to come up with innovative approaches on how to turn the quarantine on its head. The event emphasized exploring the broader psycho-social context of poverty-related diseases beyond the Medical Treatment, and allowed me to once again realize the true power of uniting ideas and knowledge. The Hackathon was followed by a workshop that was organized in Benin and led by MAD changemaker Ana. During the workshop, further solution implementation opportunities were discussed. More information on the organized workshop and results can be found in this article.

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In December month, I joined Impact Breakfast Club, which is a Stockholm-based community of professionals exploring collaborations for sustainable development goals, which is led by another MAD Entrepreneur and team member -  Oscar Ohlström. I am beyond grateful for this experience and conversations during which I connected with so many inspiring specialists to whom I could share my and WolliMolli story and was able to participate in innovative brainstorming sessions. 

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Approaching the end of December, the MAD team introduced an exciting feature for our members - MAD Community platform which is space to connect, learn and co-create a world that is free of inequality, poverty, and injustice. I highly recommend everyone to join Community and become the change you would like to see in the World in a Community that consists of other MAD individuals. 

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The January month was focussed on the Sanitation Leap. In late January we organized an exciting event, a Sanitation Innovation workshop “Catalyzing the creation of a Cholera Free Community”, where stakeholders across sectors came together to explore new approaches to Sanitation innovation in Uganda. For better insights, take a look at the MAD Facebook post, which was posted after the workshop.

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The February month was continued with the development of another MAD - Education Leap. On February 10, we launched Beyond Sustainability course at Hyper Island. Beyond Sustainability module is a 9-week  program for Business Development students, where they developed SDG oriented projects that resonated most with them. The course focussed on developing a learning experience that is challenge-driven and mission fueled. During the model, 5 MAD and unique business concepts emerged, which you can read more about in our latest MAD article “​Crazy times call for MAD Leadership & Business Models.”

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To some people, February month is mostly associated with Valentine’s day. Having said that, this date has stayed in my warm memory as well. On February 14,  I participated in the Impact Invest's Care of Business Women program, supporting MAD in kicking off the MAD workshop “Beyond Sustainability - Business and Leadership Models that Make A Difference”. It was an inspiring experience where together with other Swedish-based, foreign-born entrepreneurs I explored how to integrate impact into every aspect of a business model, that creates value which is social, environmental, and economic.

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In the beginning of March, I had a wonderful opportunity to attend the Women in Tech conference in Stockholm together with entrepreneurs and ecosystem supporters from Egypt. The event was filled with inspiring presentations and provided a great platform for me to learn more about topics, such as Artificial Intelligence and its support in education and mental wellbeing, as well as learn from empowering business development experiences which were shared by the event’s speakers.

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