Enactus Philippines gears up for 6th Unilever Topic Competition

ENACTUS Philippines will hold its virtual Unilever Topic Competition on March 27, 2021. Five (5) Enactus teams of outstanding university students will present their livelihood programs relevant to the POST-COVID-19 environment that addresses COVID-19 pandemic and projects that improve health, well-being, and the lives of people post COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 9, Enactus Philippines announced the top ten (10) teams for the Opening Round of Competition. These teams were requested to produce a 77-second video to showcase the impact of their projects. Among the finalists, five (5) teams were shortlisted to compete in the Final Round of Competition on March 23, 2021.

The top five (5) teams that will compete in the Final Round of the Unilever Topic Competition on March 27, 2021 are Holy Trinity College of General Santos City (Project GREW or Gas Refinement from Ecological Waste), Lyceum of the Philippines Universitybatangas (Hygiene Monitoring Badge), Mindanao State University-main Campus (N'ditarun Tano), University of Luzon (Project WISH or Water-impounding for Sustainable livelihood and Healing), and University of Southeastern Philippines (Project iproseso - (problem)+(solution).

During the Final Round of competition on March 27, the five (5) teams will be evaluated by executives of Unilever Philippines serving as judges for a 5-minute question and answer session.

Enactus Philippines Chairman Jose P. Leviste, Jr. said that this collaboration between Enactus and Unilever is both timely and necessary as it provides entrepreneurial and innovative solutions to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Enactus Country Leader Leo G. Dominguez said, "On its sixth year of collaboration, Enactus and Unilever continue to develop the next generation leaders through topic competitions that foster innovation and entrepreneurship with a special focus this year on solutions that address the COVID-19 pandemic."

This competition is sponsored by Unilever North America and supported by Unilever Philippines.