Technopreneurship for Social Change

Technopreneurship for Social Change was initiated as a partnership between UNDP Sri Lanka, National Youth Services Council, Cisco and Citi and has also currently partnered with the Vocational Training Authority of Sri Lanka and Youth Co:Lab. The programme aims to build on national priorities placed on strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem with the use of technology skills among youth.

The programme intends to develop the entrepreneurial skills of young people by providing necessary skills including ICT. The programme enables young independent entrepreneurs to contribute towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development by becoming technopreneurs. With the continuous support from its partners, the programme reaches thousands of young people island-wide and also acts as career guidance and a learning opportunity for the youth who will be seeking occupational opportunities in the immediate future.

04 Instructors and Peer Coaches Trained

96%

Female Participation

65 Number of programmes conducted

4000+

Youth engaged

Objectives

Focuses on building business skills, technical expertise, attitudes, and behaviours to help youth succeed in the 21st-century workplace
Develop entrepreneurial skills of youth that can be used along with their ICT skills and knowledge
Develop entrepreneurial skills of youth that can be used along with their ICT skills and knowledge
Expose students to entrepreneurship opportunities

Help young people start a business that applies networking and technology or any other skills to the needs of the local community or globally
Enhance digital literacy of grassroots level youth
Build financial literacy among young people
Train and prepare instructors and educators to direct, guide and build young entrepreneurs