University of the Valley of Guatemala Wins SIFE Guatemala National Competition
Release Date: 7/7/2008
Managua, Nicaragua — The University of the Valley of Guatemala SIFE team was named SIFE Guatamala National Champion and will advance to represent Guatamala at the SIFE World Cup in Singapore this October. Four teams participated in the Guatamala National Competition 2-4 July, and more than 200 people attended this event, including leading business executives who judged the competition.
Every country that operates a SIFE program is eligible to conduct a national competition for the teams in that country where each SIFE team presents the results of their outreach projects to determine which teams made the most impact on their communities. The national champions then face each other at the SIFE World Cup. Forty-two SIFE teams are expected to participate in this year's international competition.
A full schedule of SIFE national competitions is available here.