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IESC Drives Young Entrepreneurs to Vital Business Growth
While a vibrant small business sector is essential to Sri Lanka’s growth and development, entrepreneurship is not always considered to be a promising career path, especially for young Sri Lankans. Before the pandemic, the percentage of enterprises started by youth under 35 in Sri Lanka was only about four percent of all startups.
To inspire and encourage a mass audience of young…
read moreIESC Trade Safe grant gives health food producer a chance to advance culinary innovation in the Dominican Republic
Head of IESC’s Trade Safe project Brian Rudert and USDA’s Fred Giles present cold chain grant to Valerie Garcia of Valance RD Bilanx, S.R.L.
Chef and owner of Valance, Valerie…
read moreTransitioning from a university lecture hall to a corporate environment is a road filled with challenges that youth must navigate. Young aspiring pharmacists in North Macedonia took a step forward on this journey with support from the USAID Youth Actively Create Opportunities Activity.
In an innovative approach, students had an opportunity to engage directly with the private sector, stepping into the “hot seat” for simulated interviews with…
read moreProviding new career opportunities in Georgia’s creative industries
Photo: USAID Industry-led Skills Development ProgramMariam Dieser, graduate of Postred Academy
Twenty-five-year-old Mariam Dieser is one of the outstanding employees of the Georgian sound production studio, POSTRED. She was 20 when she was hired as a composer’s assistant, and has since played multiple…
read moreAna Ishkhanova, a 28-year-old from Tbilisi, has always had great interest in the culinary arts, but ended up studying math as a college…
read moreIESC creates sustainable pathways to empower dairy entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka
During a monitoring visit, a dairy farmer from the North Western province shares his experience of transitioning from extensive to intensive management and the benefits of calf separation. Photo credit: DAPH-NWP Media
Located in the nation’s second largest milk producing region, the dairy…
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