FORD CHALLENGES STUDENTS TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY PROJECTS TO HELP IMPROVE SOCIETY NEEDS

November 21, 2016 by Ford

◾Ford has partnered with the charity Enactus UK to launch the Ford College Community Challenge

◾£15,000 of grant funding for student projects focusing on sustainable communities

◾Ford and Enactus UK will announce the winning teams in April 2017

◾One of Ford UK's initiatives is to encourage social enterprise around educational, community, safety and mobility needs

BRENTWOOD, Essex, 21 November, 2016 - Ford launches the Ford UK College Community Challenge (Ford C3) which encourages students to address some of the most challenging issues faced by society.

Working with partner Enactus UK, a registered charity that operates in 56 universities, Ford invited student teams to develop projects under the theme 'Building Sustainable Communities'. Teams need to demonstrate innovative thinking and an entrepreneurial approach to improving lives.

Andy Barratt, Ford of Britain managing director, said: 'Educating the next generation of social innovators and leaders is essential to ensure success in our communities. We are delighted to support these creative, enthusiastic and committed young people who really want to make a difference.'

Three winning teams will be presented with a grant of £5,000 each in April 2017 at the Enactus UK National Expo in London; 2016 was the inaugural year for Ford College Community Challenge in the UK. The University of Nottingham, University of Kent and Nottingham Trent University were the overall winners with projects that focused on empowering the elderly, recycling, waste prevention and vertical farming.

The Ford College Community Challenge is one of the global education programs from Ford Fund, Ford Motor Company's non-profit corporate foundation, dedicated to providing access to quality education, leveraging Ford's expertise in smart mobility and automotive safety to help make people's lives better, and inspiring innovators to build sustainable communities. Over the past 9 years, Ford C3 has awarded over $2million to university student teams in nine countries around the world.

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In the UK, Ford Fund partners with Enactus UK to run Ford C3. Enactus UK, founded in 2001, operates in 56 universities with more than 3,000 active students. Internationally Enactus works with over 70,000 students across 36 countries.

For more information on the Ford UK College Community Challenge please see www.FordC3Enactus.org.