PAST PROJECTS
CityU Enactus's four major projects as of 2016
The spark from the Dark
The “Spark from the Dark” project focuses on bringing awareness about the visually impaired and also raising funds for the National Federation of Blind in the process. The first initiative on this front was by organizing the Blind Café. The Blind Café is an event that offers a unique dining experience that helps people relate to the life of a blind person. Our future plan revolves around leveraging massage therapy provided by a blind which helps blind people to become independent as either business owners or as employees at a spa.
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Light up Jobs
“Light up Jobs” project endeavors to extend a helping hand to the homeless people and the veterans living in Seattle and King County. Our team has offered help in various forms through different stages throughout its journey. Starting in 2012, we focused on education and job placement as we partnered with the Millionaire Club Charity, a non-profit organization that addresses homelessness in the Seattle community. As a result, we successfully provided long-term employment to 5 members. We also recycled CityU’s computers for their use and we had a community donation drive for work clothing. Currently, we are developing janitorial and moving enterprises that will allow homeless to become professional janitors and movers and get full-time jobs.
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Sens + Sum
Engaging all your senses in making the best cup of coffee. We even end our lecture days drinking the coffee that we roasted. We added the word "Sum" in honor of the collaborative efforts of the visually impaired community and the Washington Talking Book and Braille Library, as they helped us conceptualize how we can use our product packaging in raising braille awareness; the women in prison as they were instrumental in transcribing our braille cards. In just a few months, 3 blind people from the National Federation of the Blind Washington Chapter will have been fully trained on how to roast, brew (french press, Aeropress, pour-overs, etc.), market, and sell high-quality coffee.
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Ignite the Seed
“Ignite the Seed” aims to teach low-income families, foster youth and communities to build garden beds that will provide sustainable organic produce. It has further aimed to reduce reliance on food stamps, lower food costs, and promote food compost. The project further ventured to teach families to create compost worms for healthier soil. Currently, Ignite the Seed partnered with Seattle Tilth and Labateyah Youth Home to move the project forward. We have provided business workshops to foster youth to prepare them in starting a compost business that will provide a sustainable income.
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