By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
08th November:- Enactus team of SSBUICET, Panjab University, Chandigarh
bagged 2nd position nationally in the prestigious Enactus Mahindra
Competition 2017-18 grant. The teams have been awarded prize money of
Rs. 1.5 lakhs and grant money of Rs. 50000/- for
its ongoing project “Unnati”,
conveyed Prof. Seema Kapoor, Faculty Advisor of the team.
The team is presently working on two projects UNNATI and
SAMBHAV targeting the unemployed youth and those at the bottom of the
pyramid. Under project UNNATI, a total
of 97 students coming from five different villages adopted by Panjab University under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan have
successfully completed mobile handset repairing
and computer hardware training. They have also cleared the government led
test for the same and have been awarded the
certificate approved by NSDC. Till now around
20 of them have already been employed in various sectors with a monthly income ranging from ₹8000 to
₹12000. The team is proud to announce that out of those placed,
the majority is women.
In the near future, the team plans to create several
entrepreneurs and increase the
reach of the project as told by team president, Taranpreet Singh. The team feels honored and privileged to receive a platform by Enactus India and its President Farhan Pettiwala to serve the people and develop business skills side by side said Sheryl Sarna, Vice- President of Enactus SSBUICET.
reach of the project as told by team president, Taranpreet Singh. The team feels honored and privileged to receive a platform by Enactus India and its President Farhan Pettiwala to serve the people and develop business skills side by side said Sheryl Sarna, Vice- President of Enactus SSBUICET.
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