Empowering Llanelli’s Future: The Harmonious Heroes Initiative Takes Flight

From Enterprise Education to Action!

Incredibly excited to begin to peel back the curtains on an organically unfolding rich tapestry of effort, networking, engagement and visionary ambition. The Harmonious Heroes Initiative represents months of dedicated work, building on layers of previous successes and collaborations. There’s more to unpack and share on this, but for now I’d like to drop a tantalising sneak preview…

This week I had the privilege of presenting at the Llanelli Rotary Club Dinner, which serendipitously coincided with a visit from international quarters, specifically Dan Munyori Onyango of the Rotary Club of Nairobi Karengata. Here, I was thrilled to present my recent Entrepreneurial Education endeavours to a large, vibrant, and experienced audience; showcasing how a cluster of local schools are integrating entrepreneurial skills into the Curriculum for Wales using the EntreComp framework. I unpacked the macro and micro drivers, detailed its implementation and alignment with the curriculum’s four core purposes. I further traced back to the early success in the town with my work with EntreCompEdu Global Whole School Pioneers Dafen School, walked through more recent National Academy for Educational Leadership (NAEL) Wales funded work with Professor Andy Penaluna engaging schools leadership, embracing five more schools (primary and secondary) in the area.

I then focused upon the evolving ‘Harmonious Heroes Initiative‘ and the concept of “Cyflawnwyr Newid Menter Cytûn” (Harmonious Enterprising Change Makers). This new initiative operationalises the vision of empowering Llanelli through Entrepreneurial Education, aiming to build a pipeline of value creators aligned with the Curriculum for Wales. The initiative is rooted in Harmonious Entrepreneurship, supporting sustainable enterprises where profit, planet, and people exist in harmony. It draws support from Llanelli Township, a Community Benefit Society that I’ve helped shape with its educational focus, alongside a broad range of stakeholders ‘personally and collectively invested’ in the social, environmental and economic health of Llanelli. This educational initiative is deeply rooted in local needs and aspirations, driving positive change and sustainable development within the community.

As David (Prof Kirby) shares “This, in my view, is exactly how academia in general, and entrepreneurship education in particular, should be operating. We are not only part of a community but the community is our laboratory where we can apply our learning and develop, further, our understanding and that of our students”.

Cerith Owens, Llanelli Rotary Club President, captured the essence of the evening:

“There was a real buzz at our meeting this evening. After dinner, we had a short presentation from visiting Rotarian Dan Munyori Onyango from the Rotary Club of Nairobi Karengata about some of the projects he has been involved with in Kenya, including provision of a library in his home village. Then, a longer presentation from Dr Felicity Healey-Benson about how Llanelli schools are leading the way in integrating entrepreneurial skills into the new curriculum. The hope is that this will help to drive solutions to some of the town’s thorny problems and create a positive future here for our children. It’s great to hear about Rotary projects that solve local issues – and think about how we might be able to do the same here at home.”

This evening reinforced the power of community engagement and the potential for educational initiatives to have far-reaching impacts on Llanelli’s entrepreneurial future. It was inspiring to see the connection drawn between local educational initiatives and global Rotary projects, all aimed at solving community issues and creating positive change.

We at HES are thoroughly motivated by what is to unfold….

Felicity

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