Taking the lead in a separate league, the UIC-Enactus (SIFE) team won the first prize in the Enactus (SIFE) China Regional Competition 2013 (Southern China and Hong Kong Region) with their presentation of the Camellia Project at the Youth Square of Hong Kong on 17 April 2013, and will continue to compete in the Enactus China National Competition in May in Beijing.
UIC-Enactus team members’ cries of joy
The winning project was started in 2010 and is known as the Camellia Project. It aimed at helping poor farmers and low-income women gain a better life through the production of hand-made tea oil soap. Since its establishment, the Camellia Project has generated RMB 33,000 yuan in revenue and has put into practice an efficient and sustainable business model with long-term benefits.
UIC-Enactus helps the poor produce hand-made tea oil soap
The other projects from UIC-Enactus, including the New Blue, I-GO, Igreen and Uni-color, were also briefly presented in the competition.
Aside from the first prize of the regional competition, UIC-Enactus was also awarded with the "Best Innovation Prize" and "Best Presence of Enactus Values".
UIC-Enactus started their preparation for the competition five months ago, and won applause from the judges and other university students
“The UIC-Enactus team’s presentation was well-organised, informative and strikingly direct to the point. The way they present is a good example for us to learn from,” said the participants from Shantou University.
21 teams from Southern China and Hong Kong took part in the annual competition amongst Enactus organisations. They were divided into five separate leagues, from which the top two teams would be named regional champions and qualify for the national exposition. UIC-Enactus turned out to win the first prize in the league that it was located, and together with universities from another four leagues (Hong Kong University, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Shantou University and Sun Yat-sen University) gained the chance to go up to the national level competition, which will be held on 16-17 May 2013 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. The winner of the Enactus China National Competition then will further compete at an international level for the World Cup of Enactus held in Cancun, Mexico, in autumn 2013.
UIC-Enactus team members
SIFE is now Enactus. Learn more about Enactus Competition:
http://www.sifechina.org/EN/events.aspx?tid=3
http://enactus.org/what-we-do/national-competitions/
Reporter: UIC-Enactus
Editor: Deen He
(from MPRO, with special thanks to the ELC)
