$50,000 up for Grabs in the School Enterprise Challenge 2016

UK-based charity Teach A Man To Fish has opened registration for the School Enterprise Challenge 2016, open to schools from all around the world and free to enter

Extreme poverty remains a huge challenge at international level and one that traditional education often struggles to solve. Another pressing challenge in the context of global education is solving the youth unemployment crisis, with 75 million people aged 16 to 24 currently unemployed.

The School Enterprise Challenge was designed as a way of transforming large numbers of young people from all over the world from job seekers into job creators. The programme challenges young people to establish a socially responsible, yet profitable, business at their school. This offers a platform for providing hands-on relevant education to students, at the same time as generating extra income for the school. In 2015, more than 2,900 schools from over 100 countries benefited from participating in the School Enterprise Challenge. Those that reached business implementation stage generated an average income of $680 in their first 4 months of operation.

"We are delighted to be organising the School Enterprise Challenge for the sixth year running. With more countries and schools getting involved the competition will be even bigger and better and more young people will be equipped with the skills needed to enter the business world," Nik Kafka, CEO of Teach A Man To Fish

In the past there have been winners from Zambia to India and participants have created all kinds of real school businesses, from bakeries to peanut butter to clothing lines. The award programme calls upon teachers and students to use the opportunity to set up real school businesses and gain skills that will equip them for the real world.

Official registration for the School Enterprise Challenge 2016 is now open & free for all schools. For more information on the School Enterprise Challenge please visit:

http://www.schoolenterprisechallenge.org/

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Contact Details: Nick Monro – dikson@teachamantofish.org.uk