Canada
Canadian SIFE students organized an interactive learning day for elementary school students, transforming their school into a model of the world to teach the children about international trade. Each classroom was designated as a different country, given a limited amount of natural resources and a list of products they needed to accumulate by the end of the day. Students learned about the use of resources, trade, and currency as they traveled from country to country buying and selling resources to produce the items required

Japan
After several new, large shopping malls opened in Takasaki City , Japan the older shops in downtown Takasaki City were struggling to compete. SIFE students studied several downtown stores and proposed solutions to revitalize the area to the store owners. By helping each store adjust its budget and revive its marketing efforts, the students offered the downtown are a chance to survive in a more competitive marketplace.

Kenya
In Kenya , peasant farmers make up 70% of the population. Many of these farmers struggle to get by, so Kenya SIFE students created a plan to teach local farmers how to better utilize their natural resources, cut operating costs, and reduce soil pollution. The SIFE team taught farmers how to make fertilizers from farm and domestic wastes instead of purchasing expensive artificial fertilizers. Their plan saved the farmers more than ten dollars per sack of fertilizer and created a healthier, more sustainable farming environment.

Mexico
SIFE students in Mexico taught members of an impoverished community how to make the most an abundant resource in their community- the luxury item ocochal. The SIFE team held workshops with residents, teaching them the concepts of supply and demand, marketing and sales and budgeting. With supervision from the SIFE team, the community is making strides toward profiting from the sale of ocochal.

Thailand
SIFE students in Thailand identified are business that could benefit from taking their product to the global market. Utilizing and international network of supporters, the SIFE tam worked with these businesses to prepare strategies that would allow the enterprises to participate in international trading