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Keza Kamwenub
July 14th, 2009 Posted by admin

Keza (Nadia) KamwenubusaKeza owns an International Travel Agency (ITA) that provides air tickets for all over the world and packages to Mombasa, Zanzibar, in the Southern area. She is the President of IATA Travel Agencies in Kigali, Rwanda.

Keza has received an award from Kenya Airways and Brussels Airlines for exceeding the objectives on sales. She loves traveling in order to create a network outside the country. Keza is eager to learn more about being a good manager and increase her skills in leadership and business growth.

The travel industry runs in Keza’s family, as her mother owns a travel agency as well. Although Keza’s formal education centered on biochemistry, she has fallen in love with her business. When she first took over one of her mother’s agencies, she completely reorganized the business in order to in order to give her customers utmost service.

“I am excited to come to USA and meet people who are doing the same business as me and to see if I am on the right track, to exchange ideas, to network with other women,” Keza said.

Keza admits that she doesn’t delegate enough, and through the In-Country Education, she learned how important it is to delegate. She is now able to spend more time at home. She has also noticed that her employees are happier because they have more responsibilities and can see that she trusts them.

Keza is excited to share her experience in the U.S. with other business women in Rwanda in order to build a better country and to stop poverty.

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