India’s youth have ideas, ambition, and empathy, but limited structured pathways to turn ideas into solutions for society. ENpower participates in this Program to nurture innovative mindsets and empower students to solve real SDG-linked challenges early in life.
Students participate in NFTE’s World Series of Innovation, focused on the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ENpower contextualizes content, trains educators, and facilitates entrepreneurship-based learning for Indian students.
We support students through design thinking sessions, challenge-breakdown workshops, industry mentor interactions, and employee-volunteer sessions (e.g., Aramco). Students develop and present solutions; selected teams enter NFTE’s global innovation stage.
Evidence of success includes increased student participation, quality of submissions, improved entrepreneurial competencies, and shortlisted finalists that advance to the challenge’s future rounds.
To date, the World Series of Innovation (WSI) has engaged over 56,000 young people worldwide, with 15,174 innovations submitted and 328 Innovation Days hosted.
It spread organically through teachers, NGOs, ministries, and entrepreneurship networks seeking accessible youth innovation programs. The last two years have seen rapid uptake across India through ENpower, which helped contextualize materials, facilitated in-person workshops, and promoted visibility in schools, universities, and entrepreneurship hubs. Globally, participation has doubled, new regional competitions have launched, and corporations have expanded sponsorship to support learners as young as 5 years old. Our goals for the next 3 years include regional editions, platform localization, increased mentor engagement, and national-level integration in partner countries.
Visit innovation.nfte.com to register your organization or students. ENPower, as an NFTE GIN Member, helps schools deploy the model locally through training and localized facilitation. Educators can host workshops, support student teams, and help finalize submissions. For implementation guidance, contact globalprograms@nfte.com.
