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Table 7.1 Program (Year of origin) HYBT (1997)
Overview of Entrepreneurship Training Programs Targeted at and Accessed by Youth in Sri Lanka (Continued) Focus Number on of Number Gender youth trainers trained equity Geographical (%) (est.) (est.) (% female) spread Types of packages — 100 — 250 Hambantota district Enterprise development training, (18–35) (1997–2007) Business mentoring (continuous)
Subsidy Success (%) rate (%) — 70; 60 (3 years later)j
Source: Interviews, and published impact assessment statements. Note: S = start-up programs. E = Expansion programs. — = Not available. a. Based on key informant interviews; the 21-day Enterprise Development Program is considered the core package. b. According to a qualitative study of the impact of the SEEDS credit plus program on poverty reduction (Weeratunge, Silva, and Renganathan 2002), around 59 percent of clients who received microcredit fell into this age range, and around one-third of the total accessed the in-house training packages. c. Fifty-nine percent of the borrowers in 2008 were women. d. Fee charged for the Rural Polytechnic program. e. Based on impact assessment. f. Based on impact assessment. g. Shell Live WIRE is part of the corporate social responsibility program of the Shell Corporation of Sri Lanka. h. Based on key informant interview. i. Youth Entrepreneurs of Sri Lanka is part of Junior Achievement Worldwide, funded by global private corporations; YESL also receives funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development. j. Based on website information.