ASEAN Social Enterprises Development Programme

Training Date: From 1 July, 2023 to 31 October, 2023
Venue: Online, Global
Training Provider: ASEAN Foundation

Application is open for the ASEAN Social Enterprises Development Programme. The ASEAN Foundation, with the support of TikTok and SAP, launches the ASEAN Social Enterprises Development Program (ASEAN-SEDP) 2.0. This programme will provide social enterprises in the ASEAN region with access to more significant opportunities to improve their ventures through

Promoting productivity, technology, and innovation;
Increasing access to finance;
Enhancing market access and internationalization; and
Promoting entrepreneurship and human capital development.

Eligibility

The implementation of ASEAN-SEDP 2.0 is to continue supporting youth-led social enterprises in the ASEAN region through capacity building, mentorship and coaching, facilitation to market, and seed funding. Also, this programme will help social enterprises to prepare a solid exit strategy to help them get investors to sustain their impact.

The ASEAN Foundation, with the support of TikTok and SAP, is inviting social enterprises from the 10 ASEAN Member States (AMS) with innovative projects that touch upon the following issues to apply for the ASEAN-SEDP 2.0:

Reducing poverty or improving the livelihood of ASEAN citizens through job creation, employment-related capacity building initiatives, sustainable agricultural practices, and/or access to financial resources – SDG 1: No Poverty
Reducing hunger, promoting food security and improved nutrition, promoting sustainable agriculture – SDG 2: Zero Hunger
Providing access to better health care for ASEAN citizens, particularly disadvantaged communities

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Benefits

The ASEAN Foundation with the support of TikTok and SAP will be implementing the ASEAN Social Enterprise Development Programme (ASEAN-SEDP) with the following objectives:

To empower youth-led social enterprises through product refinement, business model improvement, and mentoring.
To increase investor access to sources of funding for participating youth-led social enterprises.
To improve the social impacts produced by participating social enterprises.
To engage ASEAN youth-led social enterprises in the national and regional policy-making processes with the key stakeholders.
To contribute to one or more than one of the following United Nations – Sustainable Goals (UN – SDGs):

SDG 1 – No Poverty
SDG 2 – Zero Hunger
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 4 – Quality Education
SDG 5 – Gender Equality
SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 – Climate Action (through social enterprises empowerment with specified targets detailed in the challenges Section)
SDG 14 – Life Below Water
SDG 15 – Life on Land
SDG 16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goal