Skills development
Youth Ecopreneur Awards
Youth Ecopreneur Programme - Scaling Young Green Entrepreneurs for a Sustainable Tomorrow
The Youth Ecopreneur Awards are an integral component of the Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Programme. This transformative programme cultivates, accelerates, and amplify the initiatives of young green entrepreneurs worldwide. Through a Global Bootcamp, Accelerator, and the Awards, the programme equips participants with essential skills, provides seed funding, and fosters a community for sustainable business solutions. The Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Programme is dedicated to nurturing a new generation of ecopreneurs committed to making a positive impact on the environment and society.
Learn more about the Ye! Youth Ecopreneur Program
2023 green solutions
The 2023 edition of the Youth Ecopreneur Awards were hosted at the World Export Development Forum (WEDF) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Youth Ecopreneur Awards provides a platform for young ecopreneurs under age 35 to present their groundbreaking green solutions and ideas to a global audience.
The 2023 competition welcomed 419 eligible companies hailing from 63 countries.
Two winners were selected by the jury on 28 June 2023:
1) Oyungerel Munkhbat, Mongolia (for the category: Green Business Solutions)
2) Mashrur Hossain Shurid, Bangladesh (for the category: Land Restoration)
Oyungerel and Mashrur took home $5,000 each in seed funding
A special mention went to Chirag M G, who based on nearly 800 votes by conference participants, won the People's Choice vote.
The prize packages for all finalists included IP training, legal advice, and one-to-coaching and was provided by ITC and partners. Moreover, the finalists got the opportunity and speaking slots at high-profile events like COP28, the SDG Summit and the Good Trade summit.
2021 green solutions
In our first edition of the Youth Ecopreneur Awards, over 650 young ecopreneurs under age 35 pitched their green solutions for waste, water and energy challenges and the chance to win $5000, among other prizes from ITC and partners.
Three winners were selected by the jury on 23 November 2021:
1) Douglas K. Baguma, Innovex, Uganda (for the category: renewable energy and energy efficiency)
2) Vedant Gandhi, recycleX, India (for the category: waste management)
3) Lidia Diaz, Plant Powered, Dominican Republic (for the category: water efficiency and other)
Each winner took home the cash prize, a ticket to the world’s leading start-up event SLUSH 2022, one-to-one assessments and advice on financial readiness and legal matters by ITC and partners, and speaking slots at international events.
All nine finalists also won access to a coaching programme, matchmaking with investors, networking, as well as opportunities to get involved in ITC’s GreenToCompete networks and become part of the Ye! Community.
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SheTrades Latin America: Supporting women businesses‘ transition towards the post COVID digital age
Companies are invited to apply to the programme. To qualify for the e-commerce training, companies must be:
- Micro, small or medium companies where women hold at least 25% of leadership roles
- Located in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama or Uruguay
- Producer and marketer of products suitable for sale online, such as beauty and cosmetics, fashion, accessories, jewellery, handicrafts, toys, stationery, gourmet products, digital marketing, consulting services, and others.
For more information, visit the SheTrades website.
Sustainable Development Goals
<p><br></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>SheTrades Latin America is an initiative of ITC - SheTrades Global, implemented by ITC - ecomConnect. With the objective of empowering and training 1,000 women-led companies to enable them to sell their products and services online. The programme will run from June 2022 to December 2023. </strong></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>ITC works with strategic partner institutions specialized in e-commerce in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panama and Uruguay, to develop tools and events in Spanish. The project aims to guide and assess a total of 1,000 beneficiary companies in their e-commerce journey on the virtual learning platform developed by the project.</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>SheTrades LatAm will contribute to SDG 5 and the ITC target of "Connecting 3 Million Women to Markets." </strong></p><p><br></p><p>SheTrades Latin America es una iniciativa piloto de SheTrades Global, implementada por ecomConnect. Su objetivo es aumentar la digitalización de 1,000 empresas latinoamericanas lideradas por mujeres para vender en línea. El proyecto se comenzó en junio, 2022, y se llevará a cabo hasta diciembre de 2023.</p><p>El ITC trabaja con las instituciones técnicas especializadas en comercio digital en Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Panamá y Uruguay para desarrollar y probar las herramientas y eventos en español. El proyecto aspira a capacitar a un total de 1.000 empresas beneficiarias en su ruta para vender en línea utilizando la plataforma de aprendizaje virtual desarrollada en el marco del proyecto. </p><p>SheTrades LatAm contribuirá al ODS 5 y al objetivo del ITC de “Conectar a 3 millones de mujeres con el mercado”.</p>
MLS-SCM Revolving Fund
Sustainable Development Goals
<p>The ITC Supply Chain Management Programme trains SMEs and professionals globally:</p><p>X We engage and equip local partners to provide leading training and professional certification in supply chain management (SCM).</p><p>X We empower participants to advance their careers and improve enterprise competitiveness.</p><p>Administered by ITC, the internationally recognized Diploma in Supply Chain Management and certificate-level training is delivered by over 60 licensed partners in more than 40 countries.</p><p>Our vision is to support SCM skills training for development. <br>Our mission is to engage institutions in offering training locally, to equip local partners with leading training approaches / materials and to empower participants to develop solutions <br>to organizational challenges. <br>Our focus is on promoting enterprise competitiveness.</p><p>To learn more about the SCM International Diploma please visit our website <a href="https://supplychain.intracen.org/">https://supplychain.intracen.org/</a…;