March 9, 2023
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REGIONAL
UNIVERSITY
IDEATHON
Skool Grind is calling on university students for its regional university ideation challenge
REGIONAL UNIVERSITY
IDEATHON
An Ideathon can be described as a co-creative activity which participants collaborate to create new ideas or to face up a given challenge. This competition invites university students across Sierra Leone to collaborate in teams and develop innovative solutions in Fintech, Edtech, and Agritech.
The Challenge: Develop an innovative solution that includes emerging technology such as AI and Machine Learning.
The National University Ideathon is an initiative under the Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project (SLEDP).
about us
Why we launched?
Education does not stop within the school
As a much-needed procedure, children are taken through primary and secondary school education; to prepare them for university years and beyond. This foundation makes it possible for students to push through higher education, despite its many challenges. After thorough research, we realized that a foundational support of the sort, isn’t available for aspiring secondary school entrepreneurs. It is this gap that we wish to fill, as a way to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem around us, thereby increasing the success rate of businesses owned by young visionaries.
2022 IMPACT REPORT
We made significant impact by reaching thousands of students, partnering with schools, government agencies, NGOs and communities, and launching exciting programs.
What we focus on
our programs
Entrepreneurship
Education
These are tailored fit courses designed for easy learning with immersive activities for secondary school students.
The courses includes mindset and growth developent, starting a business and financial literacy.
These serve as capacity building modules
Pitch Competition
Events
This is a platform that serves as a spring board into the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Young people are encouraged to pitch their ideas as solo or in teams and stand a chance to win funds or some sort of business development package.
Young people are encouraged to pitch their ideas as solo or in teams and stand a chance to win funds or some sort of business development package.
Skool Grind
Conversations
These are public conversations that feature players in the ecosystem.
It serves as an interactive and informative platform for both leaders in the ecosystems and secondary school students who aspire to be entrepreneurs.
It serves as an interactive and informative platform for both leaders in the ecosystems and secondary school students who aspire to be entrepreneurs.
Career
Exhibition
Career Expo is a platform which showcases the different tertiary pathway choices that secondary students can access.
The event showcases learning tracks, new modules, and existing pathway opportunities that tertiary,TVET and other Institutions offer.
The event showcases learning tracks, new modules, and existing pathway opportunities that tertiary,TVET and other Institutions offer.
Be-In-On-It
(A Facebook Live platform)
Be-In-On-It is a monthly Live Facebook interactive session that is hosted by students ages 15yrs – 18yrs.
The sessions serve as a call for young people to be in on youth development news and opportutnities that exist.
The sessions serve as a call for young people to be in on youth development news and opportutnities that exist.
Skool Grind
Summit
This is an annual convergence of key stakeholders within the Young Entrepreneurs ecosystem; students, school administration, partners and funders, young leaders, mentors, policy makers and coperate institutions.
Africa Regional Competition Sierra Leone
As the official implementation partner for ARC in Sierra Leone, we are excited to offer Skool Grinders an exceptional opportunity to engage in an international competition that promotes innovation, collaboration, and global awareness
Impact
Program
The Impact Program serves as the incubation part of the initiative.
This is where students with business ideas that have potential for growth and profit making are encouraged to engage in pilot projects.
This is where students with business ideas that have potential for growth and profit making are encouraged to engage in pilot projects.
Advisory Team
Sia Ann-Marie
Yajah
Edleen
Elba
Natalia
Abboud
Wilsona
Jalloh
Benedict
Solomon
Emmanuel
Tondoneh
Cecil
Williams
Francis
Steven George
Our team ensures entrepreneurial and business-related workshops, events and summits are being shared with our community of secondary school students
School bags and other necessities are a plus for students. Students are encouraged to compete for Skool Grind backpacks by engaging in “Calls for Application”
Deserving students are being gifted with the opportunity to attend such events or win backpack no matter the cost.
You can help us in giving more backpacks or send more students to these life-changing events.
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