Students in Free Enterprise - History

History

Enactus, formerly SIFE, was established in 1975 in the United States. The founder was Robert T. Davis, a lawyer from Texas. He founded Enactus on behalf of the National Leadership Institute. Enactus was originally a regional leadership training program attended by university students who were required to teach their communities what they had learned. Eventually, these university students were judged competitively on the outcomes of their efforts. The principle remains the same today but the scope has been broadened to encompass both teaching and learning through practical application of knowledge and skills gained at university, in the wider community by means of student-designed outreach projects.

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