{"id":2684,"date":"2020-10-21T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T14:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alison.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2021-07-06T15:00:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:00:38","slug":"lillian-chisambe-alison-encourages-never-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alison.com\/blog\/lillian-chisambe-alison-encourages-never-give","title":{"rendered":"Lillian Chisambe: &#8220;Alison encourages you to never give up.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;My name is Lillian Chisambe. I am 40 years old and I live in Zambia. I am the third born in a family of nine &#8211; five girls and\u00a0 four boys. I completed my grade twelve in 1999. I didn&#8217;t go to any college or university because of financial problems, but with God&#8217;s help, I have found employment.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How did you learn about Alison?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A friend told me about Alison. My courses with Alison were in<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/diploma-in-business-management-and-entrepreneurship-revised-2017\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/courses\/nursing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nursing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What\u2019s your favourite way to relax from studying?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taking a walk or chatting with friends. If am home, I take a nap<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Where are you working and what are you studying now?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am currently working in retail and I am studying <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/alison.com\/course\/modern-human-resource-management-training-and-induction-revised\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Human Resource Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazy-load-ad\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4877892089121284\" data-ad-slot=\"4736694275\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What\u2019s next for you, in terms of education or work?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would like to get a new job, particularly in the government, and I really want to continue to\u00a0 explore education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>What would you say to someone if they asked you about Alison? Would you recommend it and why?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, Alison is the best. You study in your own free time and this allows you enough time to really learn. Alison encourages you to never give up no matter how hard the course is. Alison even reminds you when to study! 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