Youth Social Enterprise Initiative (YSEI) Final call for proposals

OK we’re now calling for the final proposals for YSEI competition. You can complete the application online here

20 workshop finalists will be selected to attend the upcoming YSEI Capacity Building workshop scheduled for May 2008 in Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok (we’re not sure yet). The deadline for submission is the 24th of Mar 2008.

The purpose of the Capacity Building workshop is to both identify the batch of YSEI Fellows 2008 and provide capacity building support to all the finalists participating. This would entail refining the workshop finalists business plans, conducting further due diligence and nurturing a network of young social entrepreneurs and mentors.

YSEI aims to invest in young visionaries who have big ideas and who need crucial startup support to turn their ideas into action. The following are characteristics of ventures we aim to invest in:

* Ventures are led by youth from developing countries aged between 20 to 35 years
* Innovative social ventures with blended values (creation economic, social and/or environmental value components)
* Information & communication technologies (ICTs) are recognized as an integral part of the venture/ solution-provided
* Ventures that are specifically designed to solve social or environmental problems

This round would only cover the Asia-region as YSEI is in the midst of exploring replication of the program with other partners in the other regions. The replication of the program is expected to happen in the near future. To apply, please complete the application online here.

Although we encourage you to complete the application online, if you encounter problems, please download the application form (YSEI application form 2008.doc) and submit it to apply@ysei.org

-The deadline for submissions is 24th Mar 2008.
-Workshop finalists results will be announced by the 7th April 2008.
-The applications will be judged based on the YSEI Program criteria.

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