Article Author: Aga Khan Academy Mombasa Students Run Own Profitable Business Catering For School
Media Source: Coastweek (Kenya)
Date: 10 May 2017
A group of 16 year old students, from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, is now running their own business: a Tuck Shop that is donating its profits to environmental conservation. The idea was launched after the students’ Year 10 Entrepreneurship Class and began when students realized there was no shop in the school to cater to s
A group of 16 year old students, from the Aga Khan Academy Mombasa, is now running their own business: a Tuck Shop that is donating its profits to environmental conservation. The idea was launched after the students’ Year 10 Entrepreneurship Class and began when students realized there was no shop in the school to cater to student needs and wrote a proposal to the school describing everything they needed for it to be set up. The success of the business is evidence that entrepreneurship training within schools can transform students’ capabilities to deliver financial success and a positive social impact.