LOYAC with Zain hosts KON program students at ZINC

LOYAC in partnership with Zain hosted a workshop for the students participating in the KON Social Entrepreneurship Program at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh. The program, brought to Kuwait in collaboration with Babson College in Boston, comes as part of Zain’s strategic partnership with LOYAC.

The program hosted 64 KON students at the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC) in the company’s main headquarters in Shuwaikh. The students formed 14 different teams each with their own bright idea and took part in

a workshop facilitated by Khalid Al Amiri, founder of Li3ib project and an entrepreneur of the fourth Zain Great Idea accelerator program. The workshop covered tech startup acceleration and the secrets of pitching new tech startups, as well as many other experiences that benefited the students in their entrepreneurship journey.

KON, one of LOYAC’s latest youth development programs, trains youth (12-16 years) in the area of social entrepreneurship throughout six weeks at the American University in Kuwait (AUK). The program is brought to Kuwait in collaboration with Babson College in Boston, considered the most prestigious entrepreneurship college in the United States and the number one institution in the world for entrepreneurship education.

Since its inception in 2002, LOYAC has grown to be the first choice of the youth in Kuwait when it comes to innovative and high quality educational programs. LOYAC runs several programs for the youth to develop their professional skills, enhance their personal growth and to help them find their sense of purpose by extending themselves to others.