Youthrive is a prominent project at Enactus Windsor and is a 10-week program that educates young students on entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and environmental sustainability. Youthrive’s mission is to bring important financial life lessons to young students and help to end the poverty cycle here in our Windsor-Essex community. For over a year, I have run this program as project manager and have taken it off its feet into the virtual world. This past year we ran our program in 19 classes and have had a direct impact on over 400 students in the Windsor-Essex community. Not only does the day-to-day management of this project and its large team take the right leadership, but with the unpredictable changes of COVID-19, I proved my adaptability and perseverance as a leader.

“Youthrive is a mentorship program that strives to empower students through experiential learning. By partnering with grade schools and high schools in Windsor-Essex county area, we are able to guide participants through a 10-week program that focuses on three main pillars: entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and environmental sustainability. Utilizing these skills, these students are empowered to create their very own micro-business. Youthrive teaches financial literacy in a practical manner, truly showing our youth the importance of budgeting, saving, and reinvesting profits.”

https://www.enactusyouthrive.com/about/