Ford and Enactus: Nine Years Driving Success and Transforming Communities

Aug 07, 2024
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For 15 consecutive years, the Enactus 2024 National Competition has allowed Mexico's university students to present the results of their social businesses in front of a jury made up of entrepreneurs and executives who evaluate the degree of impact on communities and the sustainability of said business.

What is Enactus and why is it so important?

Enactus is a global organization present in 35 countries, dedicated to showcasing the talent of young entrepreneurs who seek to transform their communities in a sustainable way.

Ford's role in the event

For the last nine years, Ford has collaborated with Enactus to showcase the talent of young entrepreneurs who seek to transform and develop business models that address the economic, social and environmental challenges in the national territory of Mexico. This year, Rosangela Guerra, Director of Ford Puerto Rico, Central America and the Caribbean, was part of the jury "Challenges and Opportunities of Mexico 2024." She and the other judges analyzed the four finalist projects, and we are proud to announce that the Tasty Shrimp team from Universidad Tecmilenio, Campus Culiacán, was the winner. This project produces an ecological natural condiment from shrimp heads, promoting sustainable fishing and improving the conditions of fishing communities in northern Mexico.

We want to recognize the other finalist projects that also inspire us with their innovation and dedication:

Healthy (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Sonora Norte Campus): A software that converts medical images from 2D to 3D using artificial intelligence, reducing errors in medical diagnoses.

EPLASTO (Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco): Project that collects PET to manufacture and market polypropylene boards, used to make furniture.

MONTEALTO (Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Campus): Company that integrates indigenous farmers into a sustainable, organic and regenerative poultry farming network.

"At Ford de Mexico we are very excited and proud to be able to support projects that seek to improve our country and the world in general through joint work with Enactus. Promoting education continues to be one of the engines that move the company of the blue oval," said Rosangela Guerra.

We want to wish the Tasty Shrimp team every success at the Enactus World Cup 2024, which will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

We are sure that they will represent Mexico with great pride!