Social Enterprise Competition

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For the past four years P3 Foundation’s Social Enterprise Competition has been supporting New

Zealand high school students to create businesses that address global issues. In 2013 we are making

the competition accessible to more students and we require your help to get students registered.

The Social Enterprise Competition engages high school students in an entrepreneurial challenge

that aims to foster social innovation and encourage global thinking. We hope that your school will

support students to formulate innovative solutions to signicant global problems, develop new skills

and impact direct social change.

Social enterprises are businesses that exist to address social or environmental needs. They are not

operating for a prot motive – instead any prot is reinvested into the community or back into the

business to make further positive change possible. By contributing to both the social and economic

well-being of the community, social enterprises play a vital role. This makes social enterprise the

most exciting and inspiring business movement in the world.

P3 Foundation believes that youth must be actively involved in affecting social change.This is what the

Social Enterprise Competition is all about – fostering leadership and empowering students to create

grassroots solutions to local and global issues. The competition engenders creativity, innovation and

entrepreneurship, bringing social enterprise alive for students and giving them a chance to make a

difference.

Young New Zealanders have the talent, passion and potential to make a change in the world. The

Social Enterprise Competition enables them to do that.

Kind regards,

Anna Kerr

Social Enterprise Competition Project Manager


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OVERVIEW

WHAT EXACTLY IS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE COMPETITION?

STRUCTURE?

WHO IS INVOLVED?

WHEN IS IT?

BENEFITS?

LOCATIONS?

The Social Enterprise Competition empowers youth to identify and solve problems that they nd within their local and international communities. Students’ social enterprises must address one of

the current eight United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Past participants have established

social enterprises that have been innovative yet practical and implemented at a grassroots level.

At the launch of the competition each team is assigned a mentor to help them develop the

presentation for their social enterprise idea. Prior to the competition, mentors attend an intensive

one day training program. They attend a leadership workshop developed by the Ministry of Youth

Development and receive grounding in the Drucker In-Schools Project Management Framework

provided by Save the Children.

On competition day each team delivers a 10-minute presentation to pitch their social enterprise.

This is followed by a question and answer session with the panel of judges. The ideas presented

are judged on how well they innovate, meet demand in the community and are achievable,

measurable and sustainable. The winning team will receive seed capital of $1500 to implement

their solution. They will also receive mentoring from professionals in appropriate industries to help

with the implementation process.

Groups of four high school students at years 11,12 and 13. Students do not all have to be from the

same school.

Competition Launch • 6th of July 2013

Regional Finals • 3rd of August 2013

National Finals and National Conference • 17th of August 2013

We have observed the immediate effect of taking their idea from conception to execution inspires

students to be more proactive about global issues in their neighbourhood. Students experience

opportunities for signicant personal development, networking with other student innovators and established changemakers and a chance to implement their ideas. Target communities also benet

through measurable positive impacts.

The Social Enterprise Competition is now in its fourth year and operates in Auckland, Wellington,

Christchurch and Dunedin.


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BENEFITS

The Social Enterprise Competition promotes social entrepreneurship to New Zealand youth,connecting them to a global change movement.

Participants have the opportunity to actively contribute to society and become more self-reliant at a

crucial point in their development.

Participants are empowered by being able to develop and implement innovative solutions.

The competition allows participants to learn by doing.

Youth-led initiatives like Social Enterprise Competition give participants a sense of competence,

responsibility and achievement.

On a personal level, participants develop communication, team work and problem solving skills. The

competition also instils leadership skills and a sense of achievement.

Participants are able to interact with a prestigious panel of renowned judges.

Schools benet from participation in Social Enterprise Competition through national inter-school

interactions, and potential recognition at regional and national level.

The Social Enterprise Competition National Conference brings aspiring social entrepreneurs and

established changemakers from across New Zealand under one roof.

Two days of interactive workshops provide up-skilling opportunities and idea generation sessions to

address social needs via entrepreneurship.

Participants network with leading gures in the eld of social entrepreneurship.

Participants meet like-minded students from different parts of New Zealand and form great connections.

The top eight teams in the Social Enterprise Competition present their ideas in front of a panel of

judges and the winner of the nationwide competition is announced.

Social Enterprise Competition National Conference


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PAST YEARS

The winning team from Aorere College chose to tackle poverty in their own backyard of South

Auckland. Their winning idea was the L4L – Lunches for Less – campaign. Their plan is to deliver

informative, hands on and fun workshops to year four and ve students in decile one primary schools

all around South Auckland. Their goal is to show children how to make healthy lunches on a budget

of under two dollars a day. As well as helping primary school students, they will also be educating

kids their own age.

“The families in our community inspired us to make a change. As young primary school kids,

L4L would’ve denitely helped not only ourselves, but our families too. Keeping L4L in our

community is what makes it unique. We are solving an issue in our homes before we go

worldwide. As a group, we were inspired by a quote from Lao Tse’ ‘If you tell me, I’ll listen, if you

show me, I’ll see, if I experience it I’ll learn.”

2012

The winners said…


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In 2011 Social Enterprise Competition expanded further into high schools right across Auckland.

This year students focused for the rst time on helping to achieve the United Nations’ Millennium

Development Goals (MDGs) with a particular emphasis on children. Participants devised projects to

combat or help meet a particular MDG at either a local or international level. We were honoured to

have Sir Ray Avery (2010 New Zealander of the year; CEO and founder of Medicine Mondiale), Allan

Freeth (CEO of Telstra Clear) and Richard McGill (Associate Director at Deloitte) as judges.

The inaugural 2010 Competition bought together high school students from all over Auckland to

develop solutions for alcohol abuse in their communities. Teams produced original and innovative

solutions, which were then presented to a panel of judges at the presentation day following a keynote

address by His Worship the Mayor of Auckland, Len Brown.

“In light of the apathy surrounding aid, wesaw an opportunity to start a movement

that addressed problems in the Pacic.

Rainex was born from this opportunity,

working with NGOs like the MORDI Tonga

Trust and Engineers Without Borders NZ.

This has resulted in the production of

rainwater collection systems for remote

villages in Tonga with sponsorship from

TelstraClear and Marley NZ.”

2011

2010

The winners said…

“Though we came up with many crazy

ideas to help combat teenage binge

drinking, we realised we could educate

our community on all aspects of binge

drinking. We teamed up with Red Frogs,

and held a massive expo in our school

hall to showcase what can happen to you

and the people around you when you

abuse alcohol.”

The winners said…



If you are convinced that the Social Enterprise Competition will be a great opportunity for students are

your school/appeal to students in your school contact:

Rewena Mahesh

Social Enterprise Competition National Administration Ofcer

+64 (21) 262 6426

[email protected]

Ms Divya Hariharan

P3 Foundation CEO

+64 (21) 156 3389

[email protected]

P3 Foundation

PO Box 105714,

Auckland City 1143

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