Enactus Worldwide

San Jose, California, USA | 9-11 October 2018

Agenda Venue & Hotel Sponsors 2017 Highlights
Meet the Teams

  • Tenaga National University – KSHAS

    Malaysia | In action since 2001

Project Highlights:

Tripolis

To address poverty and a lack of employment opportunities, Enactus students at Tenaga National University – KSHAS expanded their successful Tripolis project to a new region this year. With the goal of teaching villagers beekeeping basics, the team first completed an assessment to determine locations that could support the industry while benefiting from the initiative. They settled on Kiulu in Tamparuli, Sabah, an area with many similarities to the first location, including a lack of economic opportunity and the resulting poverty. Next they secured a grant to fund their travel and supplies, then worked out a schedule to maximize their team’s time and talents to get the project off the ground, while also continuing to mentor their other location. To date, Tripolis has directly impacted 663 people, creating jobs for 181 beekeepers. This year, in the new region, four beekeeping companies were created. The team continues to innovate the project to ensure its efficiency and effectiveness: this year, they created a reporting system on social media so they can stay connected to their beneficiaries and their work.

Team Profile:

Students involved
122

Past WC appearances
1

Faculty advisor(s):

Our proudest moment of the past year:

Biggest challenge from the past year:
Insufficient funds to implement our projects

Team described in one word:
Family

Get to Know Us:

After three years of involvement with the Enactus team on her campus, Ain has transformed from a shy, quiet first-year student, to a key leader within the team, serving on the presentation team and coaching the group, all with a passion for changing the world. Her reasons for originally getting involved were less altruistic: with their campus being fairly remote, she wanted to find a fun activity and Enactus is one of the most active groups on campus. But once she got out in the community and realized the opportunity she had to make an impact, her reasons for staying involved changed. At World Cup this year, she hopes to meet as many new friends as possible and hear their stories to learn more about the world.

More about Ain:

  • Book she’s currently reading: SuperCooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed by Martin Nowak with Roger Highfield
  • Her personal theme song: Ride by Twenty One Pilots
  • One person who inspires her: My dad
  • Enactus in one word: Believe
  • Single best Enactus moment: When my teammates and I had a bonding session with our target audience after completing a difficult task
  • In five years, she will be…somebody who knows how to handle stress

Connect with Ain:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ain.zafirah.14
Twitter: www.twitter.com/AinZafirah3
Instagram: www.instagram.com/zafirah3

As a first year student, Jagenthiran took part in a session where he had the opportunity to ask senior students questions about school and their experience. He raised his hand and asked for recommendations for worthwhile extracurricular activities to get involved with, and one of the senior students told the group about Enactus. Impressed, he found out that the team was holding interviews the next day so he quickly prepared himself to make the best impression possible, and fortunately made the team. Two years later, he’s getting ready to attend his second World Cup, where he hopes to have another unforgettable experience celebrating their impact and meeting new people.

More about Jagenthiran:

  • Book he’s currently reading: The Tipping Point – How Little Things Can Make A Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
  • His personal theme song: Try Everything by Shakira
  • One person who inspires him: Nelson Mandela
  • Enactus in one word: Voice
  • Single best Enactus moment: Realizing that although it takes time, the work we have done has truly changed peoples’ lives for the better
  • In five years, he will be…happy if I’ve had the chance to serve as a judge at the Enactus World Cup

Connect with Jagenthiran:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jagenthiran

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