Dream Venture –Startups for Women day 2
June 28, 2018 · 2:30 AM - 12:30 PM @ Kandy,
Description
Female population in Sri Lanka is 52% of a total estimated population of 21 million. 70% of them are engaging in business and out of them only 35% have legally registered as women entrepreneurs. However the 52% of women are not generating adequate income which lessen the country’s ability to develop economically. Starting young, career development initiatives can help girls acquire the education, skills and confidence to pursue courses, particularly in the STEM fields or in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs, which will empower women to start creating income on their own. The first ever two-day female startups project in Sri Lanka was successfully held focusing mainly on creating awareness and motivation on female entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka on 28th of April and 2nd of June 2018 in Kandy.
Agenda
Mar 11th-Mar 17th: Planning Mar 17th-Apr 24th: Raising funds Apr 6th-Apr 27th: Promoting project and Calling Applications Apr 28th :Conducting workshop 1 at Information Technology Center, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka June 2nd: Conducting workshop 2 and Best Startup Idea competition at National Agriculture Information and Communication Center, Peradeniya December 31: Evaluation of Startup progress of each proposal and providing feedback. The mentoring for each project will be evaluated with the support of mentors from startup fields and ICTA Sri Lanka who consented to collaborate with the event.