YLP Project Criteria

• Are well-suited to a business-oriented approach through which self-sustaining benefits for local communities as well as for young leaders and investors are achievable.
• Already having a sound business case to build on, or reasonably good potential for products or services to be developed.
• Where basic infrastructures such as roads, water supply, and electricity are largely in place.
• Where the NGO partner we work with has maintained strong relationships and networks in the project area over some years.
• Where the NGO partner and local people are open to adopting business approaches in tackling social development issues.
• Where the project area is not in a major conflict-zone.
• Where there is strong local leadership, in terms of integrity, creative problem-solving mindsets and entrepreneurship. Having local entrepreneurs or people with the desire and capability to start their own businesses is particularly important to ensure long term success of GIFT-NGO partnership projects.
• Where the NGO partner and local people have an entrepreneurial rather than a charity mindset.