This year Lewis Wall created a company called The Student Hand. The business aims at matching students with local residents to do odd jobs.

The Student Hand was an idea I came up with when carrying out work with my flatmate earlier this year. A lot of students really struggle with finances throughout the year, especially for second year students where a majority are living in their own house for the first time ever. I also know about the disconnect between University students and the residents of Dunedin. Some groups of University students give all of us a bad rap and tarnish any relationship between students and residents. Being a local boy and having a relationship with local residents I wanted to improve this. These two problems led me to creating The Student Hand. 

It allows students to work as casual employees doing one off jobs for residents around Dunedin. I look to hire those students who are eager to work and won't just complete the job but leave an impact on the residents they have helped. The Student Hand pays students $23.65 an hour which is the living wage in New Zealand and is a truly important standard we have at the company. 

While helping the residents of Dunedin I also thought to myself "how I can help and prepare the high school students of Dunedin for their exams and possibly the chance of University if they choose to attend". I attended Arana College Residential Hall last year with 400 other first year students. Arana residents are primarily Prefects or Head Prefects from the schools they have come from. This gave me the idea to offer tutoring from students such as those at Arana to high school students in Dunedin. Not only would they receive tutoring from some of the brightest first years at the University but also be able to interact with these students and learn about University should they be interested. 

The Student Hand Charges $30.00 per hour with a minimum two hour call out. We believe this is an optimal time for students to improve their studies and learn from those who have done very well in the exams they are to undertake. Being a King's Old Boy having the opportunity to help current King's students is something I am passionate about and hope the opportunity comes to fruition. 

To find out more go to thestudenthand.com