Spotlight rural Entrepreneurship
Aavishkaar Foundation’s core focus is to revitalize the entrepreneurial ecosystem in low income geographies and maximize opportunities for the underserved. We are creating an opportunity to support local entrepreneurs in Eastern UP. India today has the largest youth population in the world; around 66 per cent of the total population. More than 808 million is below the age of 35 and nearly 40 per cent of the Indian population is aged 13 to 35 years (defined as youth in the National Youth Policy).The Indian labour force is set to grow by over 8 million per annum over the coming decade, most of which will be driven by youth entering the labour market.
Over the years we want to achieve 5 critical objectives -
Inculcate the Spirit of Entrepreneurship amongst the Youth – At Aavishkaar Foundation we would inculcate in the youth the spirit of entrepreneurship and bring to bear our pioneering entrepreneurship development model to create a pool of promising entrepreneurs.
Bring the transformative power of Sankalp to Eastern UP – At the Foundation we are proud to bring the power of Sankalp for transformative entrepreneurial impact in Eastern UP. Sankalp is one of the world’s largest inclusive development platforms across the Global South and by bringing it to Eastern UP we will be able to provide a platform to promising startups and will be able to create showcases for outstanding innovative entrepreneurs, solving social challenges on the ground, to the Private sector and the Government.
Incubating and Scale promising Startups – Over the years, we aim to create a pipeline of entrepreneurs and incubate promising startups virtually. The Foundation will bring the Group’s collective resource to create these pools of entrepreneurs and help them scale and grow their business. By spurring the cause of local entrepreneurs we want to create jobs and livelihoods, while driving economic inclusion and social impact.
Create pools of Capital for Entrepreneurs– The Aavishkaar Group will use its vast global resources and connect to drive capital flows through collaboration to support entrepreneurial ideas in Eastern UP. While startups will be encouraged to drive their own investment strategies the Foundation will also play a role to back resilient and resource efficient businesses with responsible capital.
University for Mass Entrepreneurship –The Foundation will be able to drive significant impact by institutionalizing the learnings across the years to create an university for Mass Entrepreneurship to bring Eastern UP at the forefront of future entrepreneurship in India.
Our Partners
In a short span already, Aavishkaar Foundation has provided significant relief impact, and continues to work with some of the most impactful and transformative organizations to helpaccomplish its objectives..
In a short span already, Aavishkaar Foundation has provided significant relief impact, and continues to work with some of the most impactful and transformative organizations to helpaccomplish its objectives..