MARY KAY INC ANNOUNCES SECOND WORLD SERIES OF INNOVATION CHALLENGE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NFTE

 

Mary Kay’s World Series of Innovation Challenge asks students to think about ways to promote workplace equality and ensure equal access to economic opportunity for women and girls. (Photo: Mary Kay Inc.)

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Mary Kay Inc, a leading corporate advocate of women’s empowerment and entrepreneurship, announced its second World Series of Innovation (WSI) Challenge in partnership with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).

In its second year partnering with NFTE, Mary Kay is sponsoring the 2021 NFTE World Series of Innovation, a global educational experience inviting young people aged 13-24 to channel their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

This is to find solutions for the biggest challenges facing the world today and help advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while fostering an entrepreneurial mindset, according to a statement.

Mary Kay’s World Series of Innovation Challenge encourages young people worldwide to submit innovative solutions to address Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.

Specifically, this challenge asks students to think about ways to promote workplace equality and ensure equal access to economic opportunity for women and girls.

NFTE is a global educational nonprofit focused on bringing the power of entrepreneurship to youth in low-income communities.

The 2021 NFTE World Series of Innovation is presented by Citi Foundation and features challenges from Bank of the West, Citi Foundation, Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), Mary Kay Inc, Maxar Technologies, PIMCO, and Saint-Gobain.

Challenges launched on Sept 15 and entries are due by Dec 15. Judging begins in January of 2022. Finalists will be announced in February and winners will be announced on March 31.

With a reach of 100,000 students worldwide, in 2020, NFTE received nearly 4,000 student participants of all backgrounds submitting ideas in the WSI Challenges and nearly 350 students participated in the first-ever Mary Kay-sponsored challenge to address Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.

More details about the World Series of Innovation and all challenges, visit https://innovation.nfte.com.

-- BERNAMA