12 – AUTONEWS - AA CLUB OF KENYA MAGAZINE
TECHNICAL
NEWS
New Enactus Ford College Community
Challenge projects selected in Kenya
T
hree exciting projects in
Kenya receive USD 1,000
each for the Ford College
Community Challenge
Challenge runs in partnership
with the Ford Motor Company
Fund and international non-profit
organisation Enactus Empowers
students to improve their com-
munities through innovative new
projects.
Provision of clean and safe
water, poverty alleviation, environ-
mental development and sustain-
ability are the key focus points of
three exciting new projects selected
in Kenya as part of the Enactus
Ford College Community Chal-
lenge (C3).
Student-led community projects
are supported in Ghana, Kenya,
Morocco, South Africa, Brazil,
Germany and the United Kingdom,
striving to create a more sustainable
place to live and work.
“We are honoured to continue
this partnership with Ford Motor
Company Fund and look forward
to working with the participating
teams as they take action to create
sustainable, positive impacts in
their communities,” says Win-
nie Nanjala, Deputy Director &
Business Development Manager of
Enactus Kenya.
At the University of Eldoret, the
team has prioritised environmental
sustainability and economic devel-
opment as their focal points, linking
up with a farmer’s organisation that
has ventured into fresh farm pro-
duce, dairy and horticulture as their
major economic activities in the
town of Eldoret. Through the fund-
ing received for the Ford C3 chal-
lenge, the students will be working
with the farmers to enhance their
drive to become self-sufficient and
enhance food security.
The Maseno University Enactus
team has joined forces with Gen-
esis, a community-based organisa-
tion in Kocholya in Western Kenya,
which was started by members of
the local community to improve
their living standards in response to
widespread poverty.
Together, the students will be
working with Genesis to optimise
the use of alternative energy, ensure
the sustainability of agriculture
and the environment, and boost
economic development and com-
munity upliftment.
Located in the city of Bondo, the
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Univer-
sity of Science and Technology
team will be using the USD 1,000
funding to enhance the provision
of clean and sustainable water to
the community of Usire. As a result
of the project, the team aims to
positively impact the health and
wellbeing of the community while
also improving the livelihoods of
local farmers.
All three teams will submit a
Final Impact Report in October
2017 to detail the success of their
projects.
An annual series of regional and
national competitions provides a
forum for teams to showcase the
impact of their outreach efforts, and
to be evaluated by executives serv-
ing as judges. National champion
teams advance to the prestigious
Enactus World Cup to experience
excellence in competition, collabo-
ration and celebration. The 2017
Enactus World Cup will be held in
London from 26 to 28 September.
Details: http://www.fordc3enac-
tus.org/overview/