South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship (SALE)

This program promotes entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka and Nepal as a desirable career option for youth, discarding the traditional ambitions of young graduates of public sector employment. Working with local institutions, SALE encourages entrepreneurship and an enabling environment for business. Focusing especially on the digital economy and e-commerce SALE supports youth’s entry into this sector, and provide them with training and raise awareness of the opportunities this sector offers through campaigns, competitions and mentoring programs.The SALE project engages 6,000 next-generation decision makers in total in Nepal and Sri Lanka. Using ILO developed tools the project develops programs with local institutions and build connections with entrepreneurship organizations. Working with local institutions and linking with other ongoing ILO programs ensures SALE’s long-term sustainability and generate opportunities to scale-up influence.

Project symbol

RAS/21/09/USA

Admin unit

CO-Colombo
CO-Kathmandu

Start date

27/09/2021

End date

26/09/2026

Total allocation

2070989

Total expenditure

Status

Active

2149599

Development Partners

USA, Department of State

Country/Countries

Sri Lanka
Nepal

Outcomes

Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work