The Start Up Kashmir Youth Entrepreneur (SKYE)
Development Project

Enabling Effective Youth Entrepreneurship

Overall Aim: Reduce poverty and foster inclusive economic growth through increased youth entrepreneurship in the Kashmir Valley.
 

Specific Objective: To reduce barriers, improve support and strengthen a culture of youth entrepreneurship that stimulates the start up and growth of 200 youth enterprises across the 10 districts of the Kashmir Valley.
 

Key Activities:

1. Catalyze a cross-sector network to foster knowledge sharing, cooperation and institutional capacities to improve the business-enabling environment for youth enterprises.
2. Engage youth to increase awareness and improve attitudes towards business and entrepreneurship.
3. Provide opportunities to aspiring youth entrepreneurs (including women and young people from rural areas) to improve their business knowledge and skills and provide them with tangible support to start and grow their enterprises.