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Y-Prize Kicks Off Ugandan Service Competition

The following is an excerpt from “Y-Prize kicks off Ugandan service competition” published in The Universe on Jan. 22, 2014.

Teams of BYU students can create strategies to bring Ugandans needed medicine.
Teams of BYU students can create strategies to bring Ugandans needed medicine.

BYU students showed their eagerness to “go forth (and) serve” by attending the Y-Prize kick-off event Jan. 21.

Y-Prize is an opportunity for BYU students to serve the Ugandan people without leaving Provo. The Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance, in partnership with the Social Venture Academy, designed a competition to encourage students to develop and implement a strategic distribution plan to bring a life-saving pill to Uganda.

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Writer: Daily Universe Staff Writer, Ethan Parry