Youth Co:Lab Nepal

Youth Co:Lab Nepal

The Youth Co: Lab program is a regional initiative implemented in several countries across the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to empower young people to lead social change in their communities and accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through social innovation and entrepreneurship. In Nepal, United Nations Development Fund (UNDP), Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON), National Youth Council (NYC), Youth Force for SDGs organized the Youth Co: Lab Nepal in collaboration with other government and non-government partners.

The conference invited up to 60 prominent leaders in social entrepreneurship as well as representatives from the development sector. We created a platform where passionate individuals can share their knowledge and gain vital insights on the possibilities of exploring new entrepreneurial opportunities.

Youth Co: Lab Day 1  LEARN 

What an amazing first day of discussion, inspiration and learning at Youth Co:Lab .
Around 60 young entrepreneurs, leaders and innovators from various districts across Nepal have come together for Youth Co:Lab Nepal: National Dialogue on Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation.
Thank you to all the speakers, panelists and moderators for the knowledge, expertise, and inspiration you have shared with our participants!
We will continue the conversations tomorrow with Government Representatives on policy and programs on Youth Entrepreneurship and how youths can access them!
Youth Co:Lab Nepal is a regional initiative in Asia-Pacific implemented across several countries to empower young people to lead social change in their communities and accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through social innovation and entrepreneurship. In Nepal, Association of Youth Organizations Nepal (AYON), UNDP Nepal, National Youth Council (Ministry of Youth and Sports) and 2030 Youth Force are jointly organizing the program in collaboration with Knowledge Partner Nepal Entrepreneurs’ Hub.

Youth Co: Lab II Day 2  Existing Ecosystem 

Day 2 of the Youth Co: Lab started with a Panel Discussion with renowned Youth Entrepreneurs of Nepal.

The Panel discussion was followed by a Government to Community Dialogue involving the representatives from Government, UN agency and Private sectors moderated by Mr. Hempal Shrestha.

The second half of Day 2 was resumed by the Research team led by Mr. Om Krishna Shrestha who shared the research by them, on ‘Youth and Entrepreneurship’.

A presentation on Self Employment Fund was shared by Mahendra Poudel, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports.

Youth Co: Lab II Day 3  Biz Camp 

Day 3 of the event was led by our knowledge partner, Nepal Entrepreneurs’ Hub. The participants pitched their entrepreneurial journey for a one minute lightning round. Also, they worked on their Business models with BMC canvas with support from mentors along with a book-keeping session.

Day 3 was facilitated by Mr. Suman Shakya, Co-Founder, NEHUB.

Mr. Suman Shakya, moderating the Day 3 session.

Participants sharing their entrepreneurship journey.

Youth Co: LabII Day 4  Idea Pitch 

Thank you to all the speakers, guests, panelists and moderators for the knowledge, expertise and inspiration you have shared with our participants in these four days of Youth Co:Lab Nepal II: National Dialogue on Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation !

More than 50 young entrepreneurs and innovators from various provinces across Nepal participated for Youth Co:Lab Nepal II: National Dialogue on Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation.

The organizing committee would like to thank all the participants, Supporting Partners, Knowledge Partners, Outreach Partners, Media for attending and contributing in the four-day event.

We hope you had fun, and we look forward to seeing you at the next event!

We truly appreciate your support.

#YouthColab #LeaveNoYouthBehind
#UNDP #AYON #NYC #2030YouthForce #NEHUB #Daayitwa #NLA #YFIN #BDS #NFDN #DYA #EU #VSO #CECI

National Dialogue on Leadership, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (also called The Youth Co: Lab) is a regional initiative implemented in several countries across the Asia-Pacific region. It aims to empower young people to lead social change in their communities and accelerate the implementation of the SDGs through social innovation and entrepreneurship. This is the second year that UNDP along with AYON, 2030 Youth Force Nepal and National Youth Council are organizing Youth Co:Lab. This National Dialogue allows the young leaders to come together in the same platform and know more about the existing ecosystem of entrepreneurship in Nepal and have an opportunity to garner knowledge on innovative ideas through which social enterprises can be fostered in the community which will ultimately help in the implementation and achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This dialogue gives opportunities to the successful young entrepreneurs and those with startups to demonstrate their services and products of their existing social ventures.

Adopted in September 2015 by 193 UN Members, the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development is the international community’s ambitious response to today’s most pressing global development challenges and will guide our development priorities for an entire generation. Young people are responding to the challenges of the day with innovative approaches, contributing fresh ideas, creating the world they want, and driving human development for themselves, their communities and their societies. Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at:
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/

Day 1 : Opening Session Updates!

Youth Co: Lab 3.0 and 4th National Social Business Challenge 2019 Kicks off today!
Day 1 of #YouthColab and #SBC was inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister Gokarna Bista, Ministry of Labor.

Addressing the event, Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Bista said that there was a greater need of entrepreneurship driven by social responsibility and targeting to benefitting the underprivileged and underdeveloped community groups.

#YouthColab #SBC #LeaveNoYouthBehind

Honorable Gokarna Bista, Minister of Labor

Ms. Shanta Laxmi Shrestha, Chairperson, Beyond Beijing Commitee

Mr. Madhav Dhungel, Vice - President, NYC.

Mr. Jagdish Ayer, President, AYON

Mr. Bernardo Cocco, Deputy Resident Representative

Mr. Narottam Aryal, President, King's College

Ms. Binita Karki hosting the event.

Result Announcement of the top five Winners during the Youth Colab 3.0 and 4th National Social Business Challenge 2019 !!

#YouthColab #YouthColabNepal #SBC #LeaveNoOneBehind #AYON #UNDP #Kings

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=386176988759845&id=1992586814358685

Day 2 : Top 5 winning teams of Youth Co:Lab Nepal 3.0 and 4th National Social Business Challenge 2019!!

Title Prize (Winners) : Dulwa
1st Runner Up : Digital Sathi
2nd Runner Up : Aawas
3rd Runner Up : SMBP Diapers
4th Runner Up : Impact Seed

Winners : Dulwa

1st Runner Up : Digital Sathi

2nd Runner Up : Aawas

3rd Runner Up : SMBP Diapers

4th Runner Up : Impact Seed

Winning Prize from Hon'ble Jagat Bahadur Bishwakarma.

We would like to thank all the speakers, guests, panelists and moderators for the knowledge, expertise and inspiration you have shared with our participants in these two days of Youth Co: Lab Nepal 3.0 : National Dialogue on Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation AND 4th National Social Business Challenge 2019.

Various young entrepreneurs, innovators of all seven provinces across Nepal along with other participants from the development sector and entrepreneurial ecosystem were invited during the event.

The organizing committee would like to thank all the participants, Co: Organizing Partners, Collaborators, Outreach Partners, Media for attending and contributing in the two – day event.

Token of Love to all the Mentors, Guests; Organizing Partners, Speakers and Jury Members. We would like to thank all of you for making the event a huge success.

#YouthColab #SBC #UNDP #AYON #KINGS #NYC

Youth Co: Lab Day 2 DIAGNOSE 

The second day of discussion, inspiration, and learning at Youth Co: Lab  continues.
A Panel discussion on “Government to Community G2C Dialogue” session was dedicated to understanding the views emanating from the government on its policies over entrepreneurship and innovation in Nepalese society.

During the second half, a screw-up stories session was conducted where the participants shared their failure stories and how they became an emerging entrepreneur today.

Thank you to all the speakers, panelists and moderators for the knowledge, expertise, and inspiration you have shared with our participants!

We will continue the conversations tomorrow with our Chief Guests and Special Guests on policy and programs on Youth Entrepreneurship and how youths can access them!

Youth Co: Lab Day 3  SOLUTIONS 

All the groups met in the morning session to discuss the ways to increase the atmosphere of responsibility among entrepreneurs and that there needed to be better ways to connect investors with business aspirants.

Thank you to all the speakers, panelists and moderators for the knowledge, expertise, and inspiration you have shared with our participants in these three days of Youth Co: Lab Nepal: National Dialogue on Social Entrepreneurship, Leadership and Innovation!

#AYON #UNDP #NYC #2030YouthForce #YouthCoLabNepal #Weare2030 #Youth4SDGs #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Leadership