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Last year, we ran our first Kids Entrepreneurship workshop successfully. Ten selected students from the sixth grade enrolled in fun, creative and inspiring entrepreneurial activities over five consecutive days. The workshop was led by two YUM staff who played the role of their mentors. The workshop was designed to introduce the notions of entrepreneurship in hopes that it would  open the minds of the students and have an impact on how they see their future.

The same workshop ran this year, but with more participants. This time around, 15 active library members who are sixth graders with good grades in math were selected to participate. In the classroom, the participants learned about the characteristics and terms that are often used in the entrepreneurship world. They were also challenged to make their own small business plan. As for practical activities, they went to nearby supermarkets to purchase items for their business ideas, visiting and interviewing the small local entrepreneurs and working on their teamwork skills through a cup pyramid challenge. On the last day, the participants practiced their entrepreneurial skills during the annual Creativity Day organised by YUM. The students were given the responsibility of being in charge of Food and Drinks. The attendees of Creativity Day were given a coupon to exchange for snacks, and could purchase the snacks if they wanted more.

Let us hear what EV  said about the workshop:

“I enjoyed all of the activities at the Kids Entrepreneurship workshop. There is always new information and fun activities. My favorite part was when we went to the coffee shop and interviewed the owner.”

And what SE said; 

“Thanks for choosing me as a participant of this workshop. Since we had to learn and practice with different groups each day, I have met new friends. My favorite activity was when we did the snack selling at Creativity Day. I love serving people.”

With this program, we would like them to experience the entrepreneurial atmosphere and to begin thinking about their future employment. We also wanted to show them other forms of employment other than working in an office, factory, mine or plantation fields, as these kinds of employment are things that they know and see in their neighbourhood.  All of the activities in the program were designed to inspire them to be creative, improve their self-confidence and train their problem solving skills.