Team India Wins Enactus World Cup 2017

• Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies (Delhi) emerges winner of Enactus World Cup 2017 in London among teams from 35 countries

• Winning Projects Support Indian Government’s Digital India and Swachh Bharat Mission

After a gruelling competition before an eminent panel of business judges from across the world, Team India, represented by students of Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies Delhi, emerged as the deserving winner of the Enactus World Cup 2017. The winning projects included Mission RAAHAT and project UDAAN. Aiding Indian Government’s Digital India and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan initiative, mission RAAHAT works to eradicate open defecation and provide safe sanitation in urban slum communities where as project UDAAN aims to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural India by setting up computer centers.

Student of SSCBS at Enactus WC 2017

Enactus, an international nonprofit organisation with 72,000+ students from 1,700+ universities in 36 countries held its annual, signature global event – Enactus World Cup from September 26th to 28th, 2017. A select group of 3,500 students, business, academic and government leaders from around the world gathered in London for this special event that included three unforgettable days of collaboration, competition and celebration. The Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies team was led by Anuja Mathur, Faculty Advisor, SSCBS, Delhi & Additya Sharma - Student President, SSCBS, Delhi, including 34 members participating in the winning projects. As World Champions, the Ford Motor Company Fund presented Enactus SSCBS and Enactus India the Ford Better World Award of $50,000USD.

Team India SSCBS at Enactus WC 2017 Champion India

Rachael A. Jarosh, President and Global CEO, Enactus, “I congratulate Team India on winning the Enactus World Cup 2017. Projects UDAAN and RAAHAT, which innovatively address real-world challenges, are inspiration success stories of Enactus students seeding businesses which make a positive impact. Enactus students are fueled by entrepreneurial action to create a better world for us all.”

Farhan Pettiwala, President, Enactus India added, “I am elated to take the winning cup to India this year. Projects UDAAN and RAAHAT contribute to betterment of the country and support the government in its key civil and social agendas. Enactus student leaders together are creating a better, more sustainable world.”

The final competition round, held every year,are qualified from over 72,000 university students down to the National Champion teams from 36 countries. Each team has 17 minutes to showcase their projects of entrepreneurial action that they are not only making a difference in the world, but also that they have the momentum to create new careers, spark business innovation and deliver fresh energy for social impact.

Enactus is a leading international non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing the entrepreneurial skills of students, and to addressing fundamental social and economic challenges by creating experiential learning opportunities for students to use their entrepreneurial skills to transform communities.It 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. Guided by educators and supported by business leaders, students take the kind of entrepreneurial approach that empowers people to be a part of their own success. Enactus transforms both the lives of the people they serve, and in turn, the lives of the students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders.

Through the delivery of innovative experiential learning in entrepreneurship and social impact, Enactus effectively broadens the students’ business leadership skills and enriches their ability to contribute to the strength of communities worldwide. With operations in more than 36 countries and impact in even more, the Enactus network is powered by a committed network of academic and business leaders who serve as mentors, guides and supporters.

About Project Udaan

Millions of people in rural India are deprived of the benefits of modern-day technology because they cannot afford access to it. Enactus students at Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies created Udaan to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural India. By setting up computer centers in these areas, the venture aims to promote skill development and awareness of economic opportunities. The team employs women to operate the centers, helping to overcome the gender gap as well.

Impact: 15 computer centers established using e-waste; 30 entrepreneurs created; an average 9 percent increase in school performance at the elementary level.

What’s Next: Plans for 2018 include expansion to an additional 30 villages. Ultimately, the team wishes to explore a business model operating under the Government of India for replication across the country.

About Project Raahat

The mission of Raahat is to eradicate open defecation and provide safe sanitation in urban slum communities by innovating in management of community toilet complexes and sensitizing people on good sanitary practices. The project works on three tangents to eliminate open defecation in any given area - Operational Management, Sensitisation and Community Based Approach. Operational Management, implemented as the first leg of the project, improves the overall user experience and creates value for the slum dwellers. It is followed by Sensitisation which brings a sea change in the psyche of the community through the use of mass psychology and aesthetic modifications. While the former two generate need and value in the minds of public, Community Based Approach creates a sense of ownership among the people - who ultimately regard the complex as their own property to be used and cherished by all in harmony.

About Enactus

Enactus is an international organization dedicated to inspiring students to improve the world through entrepreneurial action. The Enactus experience transforms both the lives of the people the projects serve, and in turn, the lives of Enactus students as they develop into more effective, values-driven leaders. Enactus has 72,000 student participants on 1700 university and college campuses in 36 countries. 

For more information, visit www.enactus.org.

Enactus India was founded in 2003. For more information about Enactus India, visit www.enactusindia.org.