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Students as Entrepreneurs
Together with our network schools across Europe, we offer students a platform to get active as young entrepreneurs – with fun and commitment.
A platform for young entrepreneurs
Getting active with fun and commitment
In recent years, hundreds of young entrepreneurs in Germany and Austria have launched a wide range of business models, generating more than EUR 142,000 since 2012. These proceeds have supported more than 10,000 families and numerous projects in the slums of Nairobi.
“I realised that you can achieve an incredible amount through small, simple things. That’s why I’m part of nyendo!”
Clara
From idea to proceeds
The student companies launch a variety of campaigns and business ideas
Entrepreneurial campaigns and services
Sponsored runs, raffles, flea markets, street music, St Nicholas and Valentine’s Day campaigns, setting up and emptying bottle-deposit bins, charity concerts, rickshaw rides
Trading and selling
goods from Kenya, Fairtrade coffee and Fairtrade chocolate, T-shirts and school clothing
Making and selling
- self-printed school clothing
- a self-designed country-knowledge quiz card game
- an in-house school planner
- lamps made from glass bottles
- and above all: catering in and outside school!
Exchange and cooperation
The heart of nyendo
Regular exchange between student companies in Europe and the partner schools in Kenya is the heart of nyendo. Young people meet weekly at their schools, take part in online conferences with the other schools and come together once a year at the retreat on Lake Chiemsee. They share ideas, support each other and work together on a long-term vision.
A special highlight is the annual visit of our project partners from Nairobi to Germany and the students’ project trips to Kenya. These personal encounters help to break down prejudices and open up new perspectives on “wealth” and “poverty”.
This ongoing exchange gives rise to concrete projects that the student companies support with their proceeds. They report transparently on their work in reports and documentation.
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