Hi, my name is Hafeez, and I have known Blessing Mikairu for a long time. We started off as coworkers in two different companies and quickly became friends. Over the past seven years, I have watched Blessing grow professionally and personally, take on challenge after challenge, succeed, fail, dust herself off and keep showing up.

This year, Blessing decided to pursue her dream of getting her MBA. Unfortunately, despite getting into three top programmes, it was difficult to get funding. It’s been a rough year for international students as funding sources have dried up - Prodigy Finance restricted loans, and lenders like MPower have closed shop.

In true Blessing fashion, she tried again and got an offer at ESADE Business School!

It’s still difficult to get funding (ESADE has stopped offering needs-based scholarships), and worse still, Blessing became disabled three months ago. I am appealing to you to help Blessing fulfill this dream. There is no one more deserving or determined.

We are raising £40,000 towards a total cost of attendance of £120,000. The plan is to seek scholarships and loans to cover the remaining costs.

There is an immediate deadline too: Blessing needs to pay a reservation fee of €8,000 by November 1st to secure her place. With only a few days remaining, your support could make a meaningful difference at a critical moment.

Every amount you donate will go to covering tuition and living expenses. No amount is too small. If you cannot donate, please help get the word out. Thank you!