Ahmedabad: The
Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII), Ahmedabad, a pioneer in
the field of entrepreneurship development, education, and training, has
been organising national summer camps since 1992. These unique summer
camps, organised for children in the age group of 12–16 years
and youth aged 16–22 years, aim to imbibe winning skills in
them, alongside building an entrepreneurial mindset at an early stage.
This year, the 46th and 47th
editions of the camps on ‘Entrepreneurial Stimulation for Children’ will be held from May 3–8
and May 24–29, respectively, at the institute’s campus. Similarly, the 49th and
50th editions of the camps on ‘Entrepreneurial Adventures for Youth’ will be
held from May 11–20 and June 1–10, respectively.
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Over the last three
decades, through the national summer camps on ‘Entrepreneurial
Stimulation for Children’, EDII has provided a platform to
help children understand their strengths and weaknesses, develop a growth
perspective, and imbibe in them, learning that fosters winning skills. So far, 45
camps have groomed 3,228 children. Participants develop a strong
‘spirit of enterprise and achievement’, enabling them to aim for
higher-order success. After the camp, parents receive a comprehensive report on
their ward, highlighting personality traits and suggesting future
developmental directions.
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Similarly, through its national
summer camps on ‘Entrepreneurial
Adventures for Youth’, EDII has been developing entrepreneurial traits
among youth across the country. A total of 2,100 youth have been trained so
far. Participants discover their hidden potential and build
capabilities to face future challenges by acquiring entrepreneurial
traits such as risk-taking, creative thinking, conflict management, effective
communication, teamwork and problem solving. Career counselling is also extended
during the camps.
Interactions with achievers and
field visits to observe classroom learnings in practice leave a lasting
impact on participants of both the camps.
With such focussed, competency-based
training, the participants have evolved into high-achieving individuals.
Dr Pankaj Bharti, Faculty at
EDII, is the camp leader and can be reached at pbharti@ediindia.org /
camps@ediindia.org.