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Healthcare at your fingertips – the story of Linecare
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab In a world accelerating toward more and more connectivity, a team of youth from Asia-Pacific is harnessing...
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Youth Co:Lab
May 27, 20214 min read
Think outside the trash and recycle - Fusion Hub
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab Success for young entrepreneur Sagufta Janif is finding value in what’s hiding in plain sight, and it’s...
Youth Co:Lab
May 14, 20215 min read
Our work became even more important due to COVID-19 – the story of Pasawat Sakulpanich
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab Accepting yourself can be a difficult journey. Pasawat Sakulpanich or Tae went through the process as he...
Youth Co:Lab
Mar 31, 20214 min read
One Year On – How Young Social Entrepreneurs Rose to the Challenge of COVID-19
Joint post by Youth Co:Lab and SDSN Youth, Over the past year, young social entrepreneurs have shown extraordinary leadership on the...
Youth Co:Lab
Feb 24, 20215 min read
Barriers and challenges can be your best friends – the story of Tawhida Shiropa
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab When Tawhida Shiropa came to Dhaka from a small town in Northern Bangladesh, she had nothing with her but...
Youth Co:Lab
Dec 10, 20206 min read
Learning Journey of Youth Co:Lab Thailand 2020
Guest post by Youth Co:Lab Thailand and UNDP Thailand Experienced by youth, Initiated by youth, solutions by youth. This is the story of...
Youth Co:Lab
Nov 5, 20205 min read
Lessons learnt from running a virtual incubator for startups during a pandemic
By Youth Co:Lab During the best of times, kick starting or running a business is an uphill battle. Now, COVID-19 has added a host of...
Youth Co:Lab
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Thailand’s social entrepreneurs reinvent business-models, learn from mentors, to cope with COVID-19
Guest post by UNDP Thailand The impacts of COVID-19 on the economy have deeply affected the business prospects of micro, small and...
Youth Co:Lab
Jul 24, 20204 min read
Informing the ‘New Normal’: Lessons From Thailand's Deep South Communities
by Stan van der Leemputte, Youth Co:Lab If the COVID-19 pandemic has shown one thing, it is that we are all vulnerable, yet not equally...
Youth Co:Lab
Jul 16, 20204 min read
Adapt to challenges that come your way – the story of Krishneer Sen
By Marte Hellema, Youth Co:Lab Krishneer Sen is originally from Korotogo village, located in the beautiful coral coast of Fiji. To gain a...
Youth Co:Lab
Jul 14, 20204 min read
Building resilient communities - the story of Shomy Chowdhury
Resilience is what the world needs right now. Shomy Chowdhury has spent the better part of the last decade building resilience in communitie
Youth Co:Lab
Jul 14, 20203 min read
Knowing what's important – the story of Esmeralda Lo Tam
In December 2018, Esmeralda launched EI8HT SPORTS, a social enterprise that through producing and selling sportswear, particularly for women
Youth Co:Lab
Jun 26, 20203 min read
AI4GOV: Small Giants in COVID-19 Response
By Peter Bateman, Youth Co:Lab MANILA - Less than a year into business, one startup went from streamlining local governance processes to...
Youth Co:Lab
May 29, 20203 min read
Playing their part – Four ways in which our young social entrepreneurs responded to COVID-19
By Marte Hellema We are living through an unprecedented global crisis. COVID-19 challenges everyone across the world to play their part....
Youth Co:Lab
May 7, 20207 min read
COVID-19 Policy responses for those small enough to fail - part 2
By Ellie Horrock
Key considerations for designing COVID-19 policy responses to support those ‘small enough to fail’
Youth Co:Lab
Apr 9, 20205 min read
COVID-19 policy responses for those small enough to fail
By Youth Co:Lab and UNDP COVID Response Team for Asia-Pacific COVID-19 is here to stay. Globally distributed, highly infectious, with a...
Youth Co:Lab
Mar 31, 20204 min read
Young entrepreneurs explain how COVID-19 is affecting their businesses
By Youth Co:Lab Co-led by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, Youth Co:Lab establishes a common agenda for Asia-Pacific countries to support...
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