Africa Now's £1 Challenge
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008, Africa Now launched it's £1 Challenge to inspire young people and awaken their entrepreneurial spirit.
Over 2.5 billion people around the world live on less than £1 a day. Many of these people live in Africa. Africa Now promotes enterprise opportunities, enabling people in Africa to trade their way out of poverty and have a brighter future.
Africa Now is challenging students around the country to develop an enterprise from just £1.
Students will have just £1, plus their imagination and entrepreneurial skills to make their enterprise a success and raise money for Africa Now. This mirrors the situation for many small businesses across Africa. Students can work as individuals or can pool their resources, skills and imagination to form a cooperative. This activity will promote initiative and team work, and teach students about the issues surrounding development, poverty reduction, social enterprises and sustainability.
Any profit made through Africa Now's £1 Challenge will be donated to our programmes, giving more opportunities to struggling families in Africa.
Be part of Africa Now's £1 Challenge and really make a difference to entrepreneurs in Africa.
We have designed the £1 Challenge to be flexible and adaptable, to suit different timetables and age groups. You may wish to run the activity over one week, or longer. It could be part of PSHE or Geography lessons, or an extra curricular activity for Sixth Form. It's up to you. There is a teacher's brief, as well as information sheets for Years 5-6, 7-11 and 6th form/college.
£1 Challenge - 2010-2011
Africa Now will be launching the £1 Challenge again this year as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Monday 15th to Friday 19th November 2010. Click here for more information about the £1 Challenge 2010.
If you would like to get involved, please contact Laura on 01865 403265.