The University of the Western Cape (UWC) clinched the much-coveted top spot in the Enactus National Exposition Competition in Johannesburg this week.
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‘The Enactus World Cup, or the Enactus, is an international social entrepreneurship project presentation competition for university students organized by Enactus, an international non-profit organisation based in Springfield, Missouri,’ says UWC’s Ms Wendy Mehl, recipient of the current Enactus Administrator of the Year Award and involved with one of the winning projects, LenoKids, since its inception.
‘This was a dedicated team who sacrificed their entire holiday in preparation for the competition.’ The team will represent South Africa at the Enactus World Cup 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan, in October of this year.
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The University of Mpumalanga was the runner-up.
During the competition, student teams showcased the social impact of their work. UWC entered two projects:
- Leno-Kids, a gamified English learning Whatsapp Chatbot platform that offers interactive classes driven by students in collaboration with the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).
- WebMax aims to tackle youth unemployment by providing digital skills training and promoting freelancing opportunities, addressing youth unemployment alongside businesses facing difficulties with a strong online presence.
‘I believe they obtained this positive result thanks to dedicated and focused entrepreneurial programmes at UWC’s CEI to help them develop the much-needed entrepreneurial innovators SA needs,’ says Director of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Mr Abe Olivier.
‘We want a global footprint and we are very proud of the team and the tenacity they portrayed during the competition.’
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