Youth Challenge International<\/a>have come together with a\u00a0global network\u00a0of collaborators to create the EQWIP HUBs project. This innovative approach allows young women and men to take control of their futures by transforming their talents, skills and abilities and to grow into their full potential. Entrepreneurship, especially for young women, allows youth to discover their own solutions to\u00a0sustainable development\u00a0and help create a better future for all. The Youth Innovation Fund offers graduates of the EQWIP HUBs entrepreneurship program the opportunity to launch their business ideas through access to seed grants, accelerator workshops and mentorship from business leaders in their communities. Young people will benefit from the fund globally, but the process is competitive and they must first submit a business plan that demonstrates innovation, scalability and the potential for positive social and environmental impact.<\/p>\nThe launch of the Youth Innovation Fund has been highly anticipated at each of the EQWIP HUBs around the world, and Canadian\u00a0volunteers\u00a0have been critical to the design, development, and implementation along the way. Invested in the success of the young women and men at EQWIP HUBs Tamale, Ghana,\u00a0international volunteer\u00a0Helen Gao saw a need to support potential applicants to develop the skills to create a competitive application and business plan that would meet the judging criteria.<\/p>\n
\u201c[When working on the Youth Innovation Fund materials] I noticed a l disconnect between the Innovation Fund framework requirements and what was currently provided in the curriculum. Although the curriculum addressed the innovation and creativity well, there was an opportunity to provide more detailed support on the financial requirements. The workshop series was designed to specifically address the gaps,\u201d Helen explained.<\/p>\n
By collaborating with the EQWIP HUBs global network and\u00a0international volunteer\u00a0teams, Helen created an interactive four-day preparation program for potential applicants. The program focused on four key requirements of the competition through a series of workshops: business planning, financial planning, eco-entrepreneurship, and gender and entrepreneurship.\u00a0Canadian volunteers\u00a0promoted the program to potential applicants through mass text messages, emails, posters and Facebook. Throughout the month of May, each workshop prepared up to 30 participants to create and refine their applications to the fund.<\/p>\n
Helen and the\u00a0international volunteer\u00a0teams also collaborated to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and capture insight about how it could be improved. Key Youth Innovation Fund application criteria such as positive social or environmental impacts were challenging for participants to apply to their everyday lives and these workshops helped to overcome this obstacle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe culture of business in Tamale is not one that inspires innovation, particularly when it comes to having a positive environmental or social impact. To resolve this, we try to show that practices that are positive for the environment can be economically beneficial for the businesses as well,\u201d Helen explained.<\/p>\n
The workshops were further evolved to work with the local community challenges and participating youth significantly improved their financial planning skills while ensuring to incorporate social and environmental responsibility into their business plans. By taking the initiative and managing the preparation program from ideation to implementation, Helen notes that her capacity as a young professional also expanded.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was able to apply\u00a0my research skills gained through my academic career path to examine and consolidate best practices into a successful program for the participants. In addition to learning about curriculum development, the program allowed me to develop my own [program] design and management skills, quality control, and knowledge sharing capabilities, which will be very useful in my planned future endeavours to lead projects in the humanitarian sector.\u201d<\/p>\n
By seeing a need and taking the initiative to address it, the preparation program was a successful first step towards finding bold and innovative ideas to kickstart the first year of the Youth Innovation Fund. The program was shared with the global EQWIP HUBs network through a webinar and is now being implemented and tested at EQWIP HUBs around the world.<\/p>\n
It is these\u00a0volunteer\u00a0stories of collaboration and innovation that define the spirit of EQWIP HUBs. Together,\u00a0Canadian volunteers\u00a0and the determined young women and men who participate in EQWIP HUBs programs are expanding their\u00a0international job skills\u00a0and preparing themselves for fulfilling future careers.<\/p>\n
Stay tuned for more inspiring stories and updates from the first recipients of the EQWIP HUBs Youth Innovation Fund in the months to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":46410,"parent":0,"template":"","focus":[197],"region":[198],"theme":[189],"class_list":["post-46409","thefeed","type-thefeed","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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