These innovative projects are called “Impact Projects” and will be used as a tool to support volunteer initiatives and to promote the idea of ‘leaving no-one behind’ and social innovation. The YVIC will facilitate a 2-step approach to incubate and accelerate these projects:

The applying teams will be judged on the basis of:

• Needs Analysis: An analysis of the social issue and its affected population.
• Well-defined Target Group: Characteristics of the market and targeted population.
• Management: An assessment of the teams.
• Creativity and Feasibility: A demonstration that the idea is unique and can be successfully implemented.
• Sustainability: Long-term prospects for viability and success.
• Social Impact: The value that the new venture will bring to society.
• Scalability: Potential to scale up to the regional level
• Presentation

Eligibility:

• A team of 2-3 people.
• All team members should be aged 18-30.
• All team members must be currently residing in their own home country listed below: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore.
• Projects should demonstrate collaborative approaches of working with various partners from government, grassroots organizations, communities, networks.
• If selected, the winning teams must be able to work with their mentor and start implementing their project right after the workshop.

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Deadline: 1st May, 2017