Members of the UIC-Enactus present their project
The UIC-Enactus team finished as the runner-up in the Enactus Hong Kong and South China Regional Competition for the World Cup 2014 on 4 April.
The team overcame strong opposition by presenting their Camellia Project in the Youth Square of Hong Kong, and will join ten other teams in the region to Beijing for the National Championship in China in June.
UIC-Enactus celebrates the result
The Camellia Project started in 2011 when members of the UIC-Enactus found that despite high economic value, the growing of camellia trees was not being promoted, nor the production of side-products. The Project has put into practice a business operating mode with the opening of an outlet, and helps improve the living standards of villagers in Shangyou County, Jiangxi Province.
Moreover, the team helped three hostel managers of UIC set up a hand-made camellia soap workshop.
After months of preparation, presenters of the UIC-Enactus shone in the regional competition, answering questions in a confident and composed manner.
Presenting the project were (from left) Royce Sui, Cathy Chen, Lexi Liang and Heaven Huang
According to the team leader of UIC-Enactus, Jack Deng, members of the team learned a lot from the competition including from the judges and outstanding contestant teams.
(From right) Faculty advisors of UIC-Enactus Dr Karen Lee and Dr Sylvana Ng; team leader Jack Deng; and UIC alumnus Felix Xie
Faculty advisors and team members of UIC-Enactus
Founded in February 2008, UIC-Enactus currently has more than 85 members. With six years of unremitting efforts, the UIC-Enactus projects have directly benefited over 1,000 people and influenced over 21,000 people. UIC-Enactus has won the Johnson Controls Environmental Prize, national championship of the Unilever Project, and the second prize of the 2013 Enactus China National Competition.
Editor: Deen He
(from UIC-Enactus, with special thanks to the ELC)
