PROJECT WEB PAGE: Youth Co:Lab Viet Nam

PROJECT SUMMARY

• Co-created in 2017 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab aims to establish a common agenda for Asia-Pacific countries to invest in and empower youth to accelerate implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through leadership,  social innovation and entrepreneurship
• Despite the recent economic growth, Vietnam is facing many challenges which threaten the country’s continued development, including income inequality, climate change and rapid urbanization. To address these challenges, based on the potential of the emerging start-up environment in Vietnam with a pool of innovative and ambitious young people, Youth Co:Lab Vietnam is created.
• Youth Co:Lab Viet Nam is a joint initiative of UNDP Vietnam, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and Citi Foundation. Working at both national and sub-national levels, Youth Co:Lab leverages public, private, academic and youth organization partners to strengthen Viet Nam’s ecosystem for youth social entrepreneurship and innovation.

OBJECTIVES

• By putting young people front and center to drive solutions to the world’s toughest problems, Youth Co:Lab aims to establish a common agenda for countries in Asia-Pacific to empower and invest in youth to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. 

EXPECTED RESULTS

• Young entrepreneurs in Viet Nam are supported to design and implement ideas and business models for sustainable social impact in their communities
• The implementation of the SDGs in Vietnam is accelerated through the cross-sectors collaboration for social innovation and in building a thriving impact start-up ecosystem
• Young people are engaged in national development and accelerated to achieve the SDGs 2030

KEY FEATURES OF APPROACH

• Public-private partnership
• Outreach and inclusion
• Systematic approach
• Youth-led innovation
• Regional and global knowledge and networks

MAIN ACTIVITIES

• June 2018: 2 National Dialogues to support social impact business research
• Oct 2018: SDG Innovation Incubator 2018
• November 2018: Youth Co:Lab under TechFest 2018
• Apr 2019: Youth Co:Lab Asia Pacific Summit in Hanoi  
• Oct 2019: Training for the youth entrepreneurs in 4 provinces of Vietnam
• Nov 2019: SDG Innovation Incubator 2019
• Dec 2019: National Dialogue under TechFest 2019
• Sept 2020: Conducted a “Research onto Assessment and Projection of resilience and Adaption of youth for Entrepreneurship and Impact business development”
• Oct 2020: SDG Innovation Incubator
• Nov 2020: National Dialogue under TechFest 2020
• Dec 2020: Entrepreneurship Training Kit for Young Entrepreneurs

MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT, PLEASE VISIT:

• Project's Web Page:  Youth Co:Lab Viet Nam & Youth Co:Lab
• Facebook: Youth Co:Lab Viet Nam, Youth Co:Lab, & UNDP Viet Nam
• Twitter: @YouthCoLab & @UNDPVietnam
• Instagram: @youthcolab & @undpvietnam
• Youtube: UNDP Viet Nam