Youth Business International (YBI)

Overview

YBI is a global network that together supports young people to start, grow and sustain businesses, leveraging entrepreneurship to tackle youth unemployment, create decent work and drive inclusive economic growth that strengthens communities.

They aim to achieve this through four strategic pillars;

Lead the sector as an authority on effective, inclusive youth entrepreneurship services.
Promote green and social businesses, as a contribution to a sustainable and equitable world.
Drive innovation and digital transformation of youth entrepreneurship services
Deliver services through a high-quality impactful network of entrepreneurship support organizations

Category:
International Organization
Sectors of Interest:
Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Youth Empowerment, Information Communication and Technology, Industry
Sub Sectors of Interest:
Business incubators, Digital Inclusion & Transformation, Economic and social empowerment, Employment and jobs creation, Entrepreneurial training , Financial Inclusion , Green Finance, Green Finance, Handicraft and creative industries , ICT for Business Improvement, Small-medium enterprises development, Social and Economic Empowerment, Social entrepreneurship, Youth Policies Development
Type of Service:
Advocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Business Development, Financial Management and Services, Institutional Strengthening, Marketing Services, ICT Solutions
Sub Services:
Fundraising, Partnership Development, Organizational Development, Procedures and policies development, Branding services, Digital Marketing
Locations:
Egypt, Palestine, Tunisia, Turkey
Headquarters:
United Kingdom

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Youth Business International (YBI)
https://www.youthbusiness.org/
info@youthbusiness.org
Anita Tiessen
CEO
anita.tiessen@youthbusiness.org
Nick Lewis
Director of Finance and Operations
nick.lewis@youthbusiness.org
Sophia Greeley
Head of Evidence and Learning
Sophia.Greeley@youthbusiness.org
Miranda Page
Head of Communications
miranda.page@youthbusiness.org
Hannah Caswell
Head of Development and Programmes
hannah.caswell@youthbusiness.org
Joshua Robinson
Programme Manager
joshua.robinson@youthbusiness.org

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Name	Category	Countries of Coverage	Sectors & Services
Standard Chartered Bank	Corporate Funder	Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates	Education, Health, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Child Rights, Environment and Energy, Climate Change and Global Warming
Citi Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates	Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Democratic Governance, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment, Human Rights, Environment and Energy, Water and Wastewater, Refugees and Migration, Social Development
IKEA Foundation	Corporate Funder	Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen	Agriculture, Child Rights, Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship, Environment and Energy, Health, Humanitarian aid, Refugees and Migration
Misr El Kheir Foundation	National and Regional NGO	Egypt, Palestine	Agriculture, Democratic Governance, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Humanitarian aid, Industry, Social Development, Water and WastewaterAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, Institutional Strengthening, Media and communication, Research and assessment
Google	Corporate Funder	Jordan, Lebanon, Sudan	Climate Change and Global Warming, Economic Growth, Education, Entrepreneurship, Health, Human Rights, Information Communication and Technology, Refugees and Migration, Women Rights and Empowerment, Youth Empowerment
Habitat Association	National and Regional NGO	Turkey	Economic Growth, Education, EntrepreneurshipAdvocacy and awareness raising, Capacity building and training, ICT Solutions