Prakriti Dhakal, from the Aroma Uru Young Enterprise company was one of 60 students selected to attend the Entrepreneurs in Action weekend from 30 June to 2 July at Massey University in Wellington.

Prakriti was placed in a team with other students to compete in two business challenges - the first challenge a sustainability challenge set by the Ministry for the Environment, and the second challenge a coding challenge set by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. The team Prakriti was in placed third in the sustainability challenge with their idea for an app to reduce food waste.

Thank you to Young Enterprise, Massey University, Development West Coast and Tai Poutini Polytech for this opportunity.

Susi Thompson

Head of Business & Enterprise Learning Area

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