When I saw Summer Workation had entered the contest I took the opportunity to ask Nitesh to answer some questions about his work so far and he happily agreed.
Tell me about yourself.
What’s the idea behind Summer Workation?
Summer workation is an education social entrepreneurship project that helps teachers make the most of their summers. By doing this, we hope to address some of the challenges currently facing education. Right now teachers generally have a limited set of summer opportunities, most of which don’t focus on their own growth. By helping teachers find the best workations, we hope teachers can spend their summers developing and return to the classroom as stronger teachers.
What’s your founding story?
You’ve been talking about this project nonstop. Is there an elevator pitch and what have you learned about communicating your social entrepreneurship through this process?
Do you have any thoughts on being a young person advocating for social change?
Stick with it! Starting up any project is difficult and I think everything can be that much harder when you are young. There aren’t necessarily a lot of avenues for young people to become entrepreneurs, but their are a lot of great mentors. Reach out to your friends, you will be surprised how many have started (or are thinking about starting) a business/nonprofit/project. Connect with them and you can learn together!
How have you been spreading the word?
I’m still trying to figure out the best way to share my idea. I have been using my own network and asked friends/family to spread the word. The more you talk about an idea the better – it is crazy how quickly an idea can grow!
OK, so I voted for the project on Ideablob, now what? How else can people get involved?
Stay updated on the site and let us know what you think (particularly if you have workation ideas.) If you are really interested, shoot me an e-mail (nbanta@summerworkation.org) and we can figure out a way for you to get involved!
Finally, if you could go anywhere in the world for Summer Workation where would you go?
I would go to Alaska to learn about climate change and hang out with polar bears/my friend Faon.
Thank you Nitesh for sharing your experience with us!
What advice would you offer Nitesh? Personally, I’m interested to hear what further steps people think he should consider taking to spread the word and get more people invested in his idea, but something else might jump out at you. Brainstorm in the comments and Nitesh feel free to respond to people’s ideas. Remember to vote!
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