Others. Each group spent time discussing and understanding the specific problem they would like to solve in their social challenge group.
These were some of the challenge statements shared by some of the students: Student 1 - When we went to Dharavi today, we realized that the root cause of many of the problems was education and because of this people do not get jobs. We want to improve access to high quality education.
Student 2 - Re-enforcing waste disposal laws to make Jordan a clean country.
Student 3 - Reduce gender discrimination and promote equal opportunities for men and women.
Student 4 - Ensure widespread access to electricity by creating and exploring alternate sources.
Student 5 - Explore ways to help the farmer get more returns for their produce, by selling their products directly to the market.
Another busy day of design thinking and prototyping a sustainable social enterprise was in store for the participants on the second day of the GSES 2015.
The focus on a sustainable business solution was one of the highlights of this summit for me. It was fascinating to observe student thinking about business solutions with equal consideration for each of these three aspects: People, Planet, and Profits. These are the pillars of sustainability and are also known as the triple bottom line.