Youth entrepreneurship programme fosters social entrepreneurial, financial, and leadership skills among youth. Youth social entrepreneurs operate at the intersection of social change and profit: having a vision of a business venture, the heart of a changemaker, and the capacity to overcome setbacks.

 Youth social entrepreneurship 

We facilitate the youth entrepreneurs to embark on the social entrepreneurial journey while strengthening their own entrepreneurial skills to generate social impacts by offering services and/or products that answer unmet needs and/or unfilled gaps through environmentally-human-centred solutions. Although profit matters to youth social entrepreneurs, money does not represent the incentive behind their endeavours. The financial goal of their social ventures is mainly in place to cover basic needs and maximise the intended social impact. Typically, most of the profit generated is reinvested in a manner that further supports the impact and sustainability of the social venture.

 Financial literacy for youth entrepreneurs  

We focus on the understanding and analysis of the implications of financial literacy on youth social entrepreneurship as a starting point for developing and running impactful, sustainable social ventures. We facilitate young social entrepreneurs and youth workers to acquire, improve, and strengthen financial knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour to achieve a greater state of financial capability and well-being. But not only as a means for youth entrepreneurs to take control over their finances and make sound financial decisions, but also to expand and sustain the impact of their social ventures: being able to avoid the most predictable financial risks to an entrepreneurial venture.

 Leadership skills for youth entrepreneurs 

While traditional business leaders focus primarily on market share and margins youth social entrepreneurs focus on financial sustainability and social impact. We facilitate system thinking: effective youth social entrepreneurs look at the root causes of systemic issues (like poverty, climate change, racial oppression, or education gaps) and design business models that disrupt the cycle. And solving problems with communities: effective youth social entrepreneurs spend more time working with their target audience than they do pitching their ideas. Youth social entrepreneurial success is forged through trial, error and a willingness to learn constantly while still holding the steering wheel.