ESBN ​TASKFORCE
YOUTH & WOMEN ENTREPRENREURSHIP​

Globalization and access to worldwide markets has enabled streams of innovative and disruptive business ideas, models and practices, allowing Youth & Women entrepreneurs to embrace and benefit from opportunity corridors for both global investment and growth opportunities. At the heart of knowledge dissemination, innovation and fast expansion models are startups and SME's riding the waves of change and facing challenges, especially in early stages. ​
 
The Economic and Social Committee for Asia and the Pacific Sustainable Business Network (ESBN) Taskforce on Youth & Women Entrepreneurship is comprised of recognized experts in relevant areas that wish to contribute to the Taskforce mission. Its values, scope and modalities are intrinsically aligned with:

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as the overarching value system of ESBN, with a special focus on:
  • SDG 4: Quality education
  • SDG 5: gender equality
  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • SDG 17: partnerships for development
    
    
• ESCAP Division Projects:
  • Social Development Division, in the areas of: Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, Inequality and Leaving No One Behind, Population and Development, Social Inclusion, Youth Empowerment
  • Trade, Investment & Innovation Division, in the areas of: Technology & Innovation, Business & Investment, Trade Policy & Integration

ESBN YWET Page  |  ESBN page

ESBN YOUTH & WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP TASKFORCE
Celebrating its 6th year anniversary (Oct 2022): 63 Projects, Initiatives & Partnerships

ESBN YWET INITIATIVES

​Contribution Areas
Training & Education: 54 Initiatives
Keynote & Panel Participation: 34 Initiatives
Dissemination: 29 Initiatives
Digital Ecosystems: 17 Initiatives
Competition & Awards: 13 Initiatives
Proposal Submission: 4 Initiatives
Internship Programs: 2 Initiatives

Initiative Types
Collaboration: 40 Initiatives
Flagship: 23 Initiatives

Initiatives per Year
Q4 2020 – Q3 2021: 8 Initiatives
Q4 2019 – Q3 2020: 9 Initiatives
Q4 2018 – Q3 2019: 9 Initiatives
Q4 2017 – Q3 2018: 20 Initiatives
Q4 2016 – Q3 2017: 17 Initiatives

ESBN YWET INTRO VIDEO

​Initiatives SDG Focus
(2016 - 2021)

Goal 1 No poverty: 2 initiatives
Goal 2 Zero hunger: 1 initiatives
Goal 3 Good health and well-being: 1 initiative
Goal 4 Quality education: 37 initiatives
Goal 5 Gender equality: 25 initiatives
Goal 6 Clean water and sanitation: 1 initiative
Goal 7 Affordable and clean energy: 1 initiative
Goal 8 Decent work and economic growth: 7 initiatives
Goal 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure: 44 initiatives
Goal 10 Reduced inequality: 5 initiatives
Goal 11 Sustainable cities and communities: 35 initiatives
Goal 12 Responsible consumption and production: n/a
Goal 13 Climate action: n/a
Goal 14 Life below water: n/a
Goal 15 Life on land: n/a
Goal 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions: 3 initiatives
Goal 17 Partnership for the goals: 36 initiatives

"Leading & collaborating with programs & initiatives for early stage businesses located in the Asia-Pacific region, including those based globally and aiming to create & grow their businesses therein"  "

​​ESBN Youth & Women Entrepreneurship Taskforce

ESBN YWET Scope & Modalities

Scope

1. Creating Physical and Digital OCs based in the Asia-Pacific and adjacent Silk Road regions and for those aiming at creating or developing a business therein, including value-based digital platforms to support entrepreneurial activities
2. Supporting Gender Equality Women’s Empowerment and Social inclusion initiatives
3. Creating, co-contributing and supporting Entrepreneurship programs (online/offline) that foster innovation, business opportunities, gender equality, environmental sustainability and social inclusiveness
4. Disseminating entrepreneurial best practices and business ethics in different entrepreneurial modalities
5. Enabling digital international connectivity hubs for a high-mobility, new generation of Entrepreneurs
6. Creating, enabling, leveraging from and supporting entrepreneurial-related Information networks to better support new generations of man and women entrepreneurs
7. Identifying and facilitating novel educational channels that  promote ongoing education and professional development
8. Promoting the connection and active engagement of the business sector with entrepreneurs and early stage businesses through participation in taskforce activities and programs

 
Modalities

1. Identifying key players in entrepreneurial value chains and connecting them to the taskforce ecosystem
2. Undertaking an active role in partnering and exploring joint opportunities with research institutes, policy / government / non-government bodies
3. Promoting entrepreneurial education programs from both offline Institutions and  MOOCs
4. Defining, framing and supporting the drafting and dissemination of upcoming policies, procedures and best practices to promote entrepreneurship excellence
5. Exploring opportunities in public-private sector collaboration
6. Leveraging from digital technology tools to enable interaction and information dissemination of taskforce activities.

ESBN YWET

Partnering with ESCAP
​on Trade and Investment Week 2017

ESCAP TRADE AND INVESTMENT WEEK

Initiatives hosting & outreach: 36 countries ​

Asia/Oceania (16):
- Philippines
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- Indonesia
- Thailand
- Nepal
- Vietnam
- Hong Kong
- Macau
- India
- Singapore
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Fiji
- Vanuatu                      
- Tonga

Central Asia (4)
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Kyrgyzstan

Europe (11)
- UK
- Brussels
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Spain
- Budapest
- Slovenia
- Croatia
- Serbia
- Portugal
 
 

​Africa (3)
- Angola
- São Tome e Prince
- Cape Verde

North America (1)
- USA
- Mexico

​South America (1)
- Brazil

​"DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE PRESENT NEEDS WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS”
OUR COMMON FUTURE-UNITED NATIONS WORLD COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT 1987 REPORT 

Initiative Highlights