MENTEE TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

YBSL mentee training workshop was conducted for selected young entrepreneurs in Vavuniya district with the donor support of British Asia Trust (BAT), Youth Business International (YBI) and Accenture grant support in order to build awareness on one to one mentoring assistance.  Trained young entrepreneurs will be matched with mentors for one year to develop their skills and business.

End of the workshop

Ice breaker  session of the workshop

Ice breaker  session of the workshop

ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING WORKSHOP

Youth Business Sri Lanka has conducted a two days training workshops for young entrepreneurs of Vavuniya district on 5^th and 6^th May, 2014. The event was organized by Vavuniya YBSL unit under British Asia Trust (BAT) funding in order to develop soft skills of young entrepreneurs. Most of the training participants have been involved in poultry farming, cow raring, garments, multi shops, food business and beauty culture business. This training workshop has provided an opportunity to especially for young mothers, young widows and displaced young entrepreneurs.

First day of training workshop focused on business idea generation, business screening and entrepreneur skills. Second day of training workshop focused on business plan development. The successful entrepreneurs who has received the training and screened by the YBSL district selection committee will be financially supported to start and expand their ventures with mentoring support.  

An entrepreneur  talks about her business

Male participants

Group activity

Participants

Ice breaker session

Ice breaker session

Group discussion

MENTOR TRAINING WORKSHOP

Youth Business Sri Lanka has newly trained 18 mentors in Vavuniya district in order to increase mentoring support to young entrepreneurs. Vavuniya YBSL Unit has selected the local mentors who fit with the YBSL and YBI mentoring standards for the training. The training was held on Wednesday, May 07, 2014 at the Auditorium of Vavuniya district Chamber of Commerce Agriculture and Industries.

This was the third training workshop conducted for the volunteer mentors and all trained mentors will be matched with the young entrepreneurs for one year in one to one mentoring assistance. 

Participated mentors

During the workshop