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MAS to launch GAP Go Beyond
12 Mar '08
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Advancing educational talent:
This component seeks to enable/support pursuance and completion of higher education and expansion of academic potential.
To date it has provided scholarships to five selected female youth from the communities of Horana, Agalawatte, Pannala, Kuliyapitiya and Hanwella to complete their undergraduate degrees. An open call for applications was issued whilst the selection was based on criteria combining merit and need.
Advancing women's entrepreneurship:
This component focuses on developing the skills and knowledge base of selected women entrepreneurs to advance and fortify entrepreneurial activity.
It provides a ten day training to selected female entrepreneurs on aspects of entrepreneurship such as business planning, marketing, finance, product development etc. Sarvodaya – SEEDS serves as the activation agency.
The programme which works with micro entrepreneurs has been completed in the communities of Mawathagama, Mahiyangana ,Kuliyapitiya And Biyagama targeting 80 selected women.
The trainees work with SEEDS for a six month follow up period to apply the learning gained. A second phase which will pilot a micro finance component across these communities will be rolled out this year.
This component seeks to enable/support pursuance and completion of higher education and expansion of academic potential.
To date it has provided scholarships to five selected female youth from the communities of Horana, Agalawatte, Pannala, Kuliyapitiya and Hanwella to complete their undergraduate degrees. An open call for applications was issued whilst the selection was based on criteria combining merit and need.
Advancing women's entrepreneurship:
This component focuses on developing the skills and knowledge base of selected women entrepreneurs to advance and fortify entrepreneurial activity.
It provides a ten day training to selected female entrepreneurs on aspects of entrepreneurship such as business planning, marketing, finance, product development etc. Sarvodaya – SEEDS serves as the activation agency.
The programme which works with micro entrepreneurs has been completed in the communities of Mawathagama, Mahiyangana ,Kuliyapitiya And Biyagama targeting 80 selected women.
The trainees work with SEEDS for a six month follow up period to apply the learning gained. A second phase which will pilot a micro finance component across these communities will be rolled out this year.
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