ENACTUS_YOUTH-FEST
ENACTUS is an international non-profit
organization that works with leaders in business and higher education to
mobilize university students to make a difference in their communities while developing
the skills to become socially responsible business leaders. Participating
students form teams in their university campuses and apply business concepts to
develop outreach projects that improve the quality of life and standard of
living for people in need.
ENACTUS at GITAM Institute of Management
(GIM) is a student –led community driven organization that strives to make a
difference in the community through learning, practicing and teaching the
principles of enactus.
GIM –
ENACTUS has departments such as promotions, finance and operations department.
Promotions department looks after promotions, ticket sales for the youth fest,
finance department takes care of the funds that are required in organising the
youth fest and operations department organises events, competitions and
decorating the campus etc.
To collect
funds for this activity the students of Enactus team at GIM organise a youth
fest. This year the fest was organised on 10th of September 2016, with
the theme of empowering rural communities, where a number of events and
competitions were organised to involve the students in the fest and spread word
about Enactus. At the end of the day, culturals were put up in the open
auditorium with a number of fantastic dance, skit and singing performances
which amused the audience.
Sri Rangam
Kishore, CEO&M.D, Vizag Sea Port Pvt. Ltd, was invited as the Chief Guest
for this fest, and the distinguished guests were Prof. K.Siva Rama Krishna, Pro
Vice-Chancellor, GU, Prof. P.Sheela, Principal, GIM, Dr. K.Manjusree Naidu,
Co-ordinator Enactus. The funds for
Enactus are raised through registrations for the events and sale of tickets.
The funds collected are used in helping people by imparting in them self
sustainability and self sufficiency skills. This year the funds are to be
donated to the village of Peddipalem which has been adopted for development as
a Smart Village by GITAM Institute of Management.