microbusiness incubator for street youth in the world’s megacities



Who are we?

YouthBank is a small business incubator program targeting street youth in the urban developing world, allowing them to launch community businesses and pull themselves out of poverty.

Our ‘community hub’ model trains and evaluates street youth as they work in a core business, then makes targeted investments in the most innovative ideas from the most promising young entrepreneurs. Successful entrepreneurs repay their in-kind loans and commit to hiring and investing in other YouthBank graduates.

Built on the principles of microfinance, venture capital and community development, YouthBank is financially sustainable, scalable, and impactful for its young entrepreneurs and their communities.

News

03.03.09


YouthBank was selected as a winner for the Seventh Generation Contest!

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Insight

Meet some of the people whom YouthBank helps out.

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Our goals

YouthBank’s core social strategy involves a two-step process: 1) on-the-job training and experience through employment in the YouthBank core businesses, 2) provision of a small microcredit loan on successful completion of the employment program to start a micro-enterprise.

  1. Phase I: Employment and Training in the YouthBank Core Businesses
  2. Phase II: Creation of Micro-Enterprises for Sustainable Self-Employment

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