Empower Youth Leadership:
- To empower young individuals by equipping them with leadership skills, self-confidence, and a sense of agency to tackle social and environmental issues through entrepreneurial means.
Promote Social Entrepreneurship Knowledge:
- To educate and raise awareness among the youth about the principles and practices of social entrepreneurship, including how to integrate profit and purpose.
Foster Innovative Thinking:
- To foster and promote young participants’ inventive thinking and problem-solving skills, empowering them to recognize and effectively address social and environmental concerns.
Support Idea Generation:
- To facilitate the generation of socially impactful business ideas and concepts that can address specific community needs or global challenges.
Equip with Practical Skills:
- To offer the practical knowledge required for the effective establishment and management of social initiatives in areas including business strategy, money management, marketing, and project execution.
Cultivate Sustainability:
- To instill a deep understanding of sustainability principles, including social, environmental, and economic sustainability, in the development and management of youth-led ventures.
Create Networking Opportunities:
- To establish a supportive ecosystem where young social entrepreneurs can connect, collaborate, and learn from each other, as well as from experienced mentors and professionals in the field.
Incubate and Scale Ventures:
- To offer incubation support, including mentorship, access to resources, and potential seed funding, for selected youth-led social ventures to help them grow and create a meaningful impact.
Measure Impact:
- To create and execute a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation framework to track the progress and impact of both individual participants and the project as a whole.
Promote Community Engagement:
- To encourage youth to actively engage with their local communities and contribute positively to the resolution of community-specific challenges.
Disseminate Success Stories:
- To celebrate and share success stories of youth-led social ventures to inspire others and promote the importance of social entrepreneurship as a viable career path.
Advocate for Policy and Funding Support:
- To advocate for policies and funding mechanisms that support youth-led social entrepreneurship and create an enabling environment for their growth and sustainability.
These objectives collectively aim to empower young leaders to become change-makers, fostering a culture of social entrepreneurship that drives sustainable and impactful ventures addressing the world’s most pressing issues.
