Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has launched its fourth edition of its Venturist Entrepreneurship Summer Camp, with this being the first held in-person.
The camp, held in the Youth Hub in Abu Dhabi, is now open for free registration. The camp will have three two-week working segments.
“The programme is designed to equip young people with the essential business skills required to build their capacity to thrive and grow into the industry leaders of tomorrow and succeed in the business world while contributing to empowering the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the UAE,” Alia Al Mazrouei, CEO of Khalifa Fund, said.
The first two camps will be dedicated to senior students from the age category of 13 to 18 years old, while the third camp will be for the junior students aged 10 to 14 years. The participants will work in groups with specialist tutors and build on their business ideas. The programme also aims to teach innovation and invention, logo design, marketing, promotion, prototyping, budget and finance, and business plan development. Towards the end of Venturist, participants will pitch well-thought-out business ideas to a committee of entrepreneurs and representatives.
“The key aim of the Venturist is to offer a high-quality camp that is accessible and specifically targeted toward youths who show an interest in enterprise. We aspire to encourage idea generation, collaboration, and thinking out of the box through creating an acute understanding, and equipping the young generation with the knowledge required to be successful entrepreneurs,” Al Mazrouei said.
