Building Stimbok..
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Dream it.
It all started with a vision of becoming a doctor helping people get better. As a child, I believed only doctors could help people get better. I always believed suffering had a cure. Stimbok is a dream come true because through my work i can impact many people’s lives. The dream is to be a solution.
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Build it.
In order to tackle issues, that are integral like food insecurity and hunger, poverty and education, access to clean water and waste managment we have to build sustainable solutions. At stimbok we want to build these solutions with are global partners. Collaborations are the building blocks we need to build the dream.
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Grow it.
Through international and local partnerships we aim to grow Stimbok and its impact in the communities where we work. With the help of the women in our communities, we aim to build capacity that will allow each home to have enough food, finances, and access to education.
Rehana Malik-Mbanga
It is wonderful to meet you. Thank you for visiting our website and I hope to partner with you as we tackle the inequalities that we experience daily as people of color.
I founded Stimbok with my husband Nigel Mbanga in 2016 in our kitchen and today we have grown a reputable brand that has several branches and partnerships in both Canada and Africa.
As a mother of three, building this brand has been both rewarding and challenging. Standing in my purpose has been even harder but I am grateful to keep working to build the Stimbok I dreamt of as a child.
My parents ran a family business in Ndola, Zambia where I grew up. I witnessed the impact that the local butchery they had and my dad’s salt, sausage casing, and spice business had not only on our local town but also on other businesses like his that he supplied.
Entrepreneurship is in my blood it is what I wake up to do every morning. Finding solutions to social and systemic issues makes my energy vibrate at a very high frequency. Even though I have studied Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Psychology at universities in Canada, Australia, and South Africa; I am proud to be a serial social entrepreneur.
I look forward to Stimbok’s future and the sustainable solutions we build and grow with our partners globally.