STARTUP CAMP YOUTH PORTLAND 2019: CONNECTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Overview

Startup Camp Youth Portland brought together Portland-area high school students, entrepreneurial professionals and content experts, government and NGO representatives, and students from Georgia (the country!) to engage in entrepreneurial ideation, pitching, and competition. Participants were focused on addressing pressing social, environmental and economic issues with the goal of connecting communities and cultures. Participants developed businesses, nonprofit organizations, products, and services that make a positive impact on the world while learning entrepreneurial skills, working toward innovative solutions to counter the increasing polarization and disconnectedness within the globalizing world. Students were formed as teams and brought their concepts to life by engaging in intense mentor-supported collaboration, innovation, prototyping, connecting, alliance-building, learning and taking action Participants were representing US-Georgian schools:

Catlin Gabel School (U.S)
Cleveland High School (U.S)
De La Salle North Catholic High School (U.S)
European School (Tbilisi)
Grant High School (U.S)
Jesuit High School (U.S)
Lincoln High School (U.S)
Oregon Episcopal School (U.S)
School XXI Century (Tbilisi)
St. Mary’s Academy (U.S)
Sunset High School (U.S)
Tualatin High School (U.S)

Founders of FEA – Participated with the name of Georgian and one of our Founders Luka Todua won the first place, by establishing unique organization “Not Afraid To Say”. Our second founder Levan ghvineria was nominated for best presentation, by establishing “Carboncare”.