Specialist care providers Nurseline challenged themselves to change as many lives possible in one month by taking part in the Deki Tenner Tournament!
Bristol based microfinance charity Deki.org.uk challenged Nurseline staff to use their business skills to change lives. The Deki Tenner Tournament, which pits Bristol businesses against each other, challenges workers to turn £10 into as much money as possible, then lend it to entrepreneurs starting sustainable businesses across Africa.
Nurseline, a mental health and community staffing company whose head office is based in Bradley Stoke, split into three teams and raised a total of £3,529 over Christmas. The money raised will be used to start sustainable businesses through ethical microloans and business training to developing world entrepreneurs in Malawi, Uganda, South Sudan, Ghana and South Africa.
The Deki Tenner Tournament is a new way for businesses to support a fast growing and exciting charity. The concept is simple - over a half-day session, the Deki team train employees to use their skills to develop a one page business plan. At the end of the session, teams are given £10 and one month to launch their enterprise. The team that generates the largest profit wins. Nurseline currently holds the trophy for the business that produces the most profit, after taking it from Ecosurety.
Founder and CEO of Nurseline, Trevor Mapondera said “Through the Deki Tenner Tournament, it has been a personal pleasure to watch the Nurseline Team work together to set up their own micro-businesses and develop skills for the future. My team have discovered new skills and made new connections – I’ve already seen the positive impact on Nurseline’s working environment. We’re now looking forward to lending the money we raised together to Deki entrepreneurs, as part of our company-wide corporate social responsibility drive.”
Founder and CEO of Deki, Vashti Seth said, “Deki.org.uk has impacted the lives of over 26,000 people in the developing world. By 2020 we want to be lending to over 2 million people per year, helping to break the poverty cycle. The Deki Tenner Tournament is a mutually beneficial, self-sustaining way to get there; employees develop entrepreneurial skills and raise funds that change lives. £3,500 can help start around 23 businesses and impact 139 people in the developing world. Forward thinking, socially conscious businesses like Nurseline are really making a difference.”