On the 15 March the University’s Enactus Team showcased its social entrepreneurial projects at the Enactus regionals in London and secured a place to represent the University at the National Competition at the Excel, London on the 10 and 11 of April.

Enactus is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action. Enactus provides a platform for teams of outstanding university students to create community development projects that put people’s own ingenuity and talents at the center of improving their livelihoods. Enactus work transforms both the lives of the people we serve, and in turn, the lives of our students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders.

Every year Enactus UK hosts a nationwide competition in which over 59 universities showcase the life changing work they do. The winner of the UK competition represents the country in the Enactus Worldwide competition against 36 other countries.

The Enactus Kent team delivered an outstanding presentation in front of a judging panel comprising of business leaders from: Barclays, KPMG, Unilever, and Tesco. The Kent projects were then examined further to assess the sustainable, social, economic, and environmental impact on the beneficiaries and their livelihoods.

The projects the University’s Enactus Team presented, include:

Cantuta is working with our Charity Partners, Clinica De Quinua in the remote South Eastern region of Peru. We are working to empower 26 elderly beneficiaries through beekeeping and honey harvesting skills.

MyStreets – Ex-homeless people in Porchlight housing guide alternative tours of Canterbury that focus on the less well known history and the issue of homelessness in the city.

Badlaav – This project aims to empower deserving women beneficiaries by putting them behind wheels in Kashmir, India.

For more information about the projects and competition please email the Enactus University Advisor, Sophie Taylor-Gammon- s.taylor-gammon@kent.ac.uk