Impact of COVID-19 on Youth-Led Social Entrepreneurship

This report by UNDP with support from Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog aims to develop an understanding of the impact that COVID-19 had on young social entrepreneurs and the larger entrepreneurial ecosystem. Through stakeholder interviews, online surveys and focus group discussions, the study reached out to over 1,000 youth entrepreneurs on various issues, ranging from access to finance, disruption in supply chains, to documenting attitudes and perceptions towards business recovery post pandemic. The study also includes the role that digital interventions could play in strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems