Purpose

This study aims to explore the contribution of Enactus sustainability initiatives to youth empowerment and community development, thus analysing how South African higher education institutions can increase student involvement in Enactus projects across all faculties.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a systematic literature review approach, the authors searched the Web of Science database for 47 relevant studies, which were found and filtered using the search parameters, and then 33 articles that are strictly relevant to the main topic were chosen as the final corpus.

Findings

The authors found that Enactus facilitates community progress through transformative innovations and students gain valuable skills that increase their employability regardless of their field of study.

Research limitations/implications

The focus of this study is confined to scholarly evidence acquired from peer-reviewed journals, hence empirical studies could be conducted by using literature from books, theses, bulletins, government white papers and gazettes.

Practical implications

These findings highlight several merits of Enactus skill-based training such as learning-by-doing, learning from failures and learning from entrepreneurs.

Social implications

The study findings offer compelling evidence that student transformational innovations could facilitate sustainable development within communities.

Originality/value

Despite the crucial contribution of Enactus projects to nation-building worldwide, literature on this phenomenon in the context of South Africa is limited.

中文翻译：

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创行全球可持续发展倡议对青年赋权和社区发展的贡献

目的

本研究旨在探讨创行可持续发展举措对青年赋权和社区发展的贡献，从而分析南非高等教育机构如何提高所有院系学生对创行项目的参与度。

设计/方法论/途径

作者采用系统文献综述的方法，在 Web of Science 数据库中检索了 47 篇相关研究，使用搜索参数找到并过滤这些研究，然后选择与主要主题严格相关的 33 篇文章作为最终语料库。

发现

作者发现创行通过变革性创新促进社区进步，学生获得宝贵的技能，从而提高他们的就业能力，无论他们的学习领域如何。

研究局限性/影响

本研究的重点仅限于从同行评审期刊获得的学术证据，因此可以利用书籍、论文、公告、政府白皮书和公报中的文献进行实证研究。

实际影响

这些发现凸显了创行基于技能的培训的几个优点，例如边做边学、从失败中学习以及向企业家学习。

社会影响

研究结果提供了令人信服的证据，表明学生的变革性创新可以促进社区内的可持续发展。

原创性/价值

尽管创行项目对全世界的国家建设做出了至关重要的贡献，但有关南非背景下这一现象的文献却很有限。