“UNITAR Training for Afghan Youth: Advancing Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship” is a training programme for young people, both men and women, who are engaged in sustainable entrepreneurship initiatives, such as small-scale agriculture, handicrafts, education, health, and digital businesses, to promote economic stability.
Through the training, participants will learn crucial digital, financial, and entrepreneurship skills that will help them strengthen their initiatives to enhance food security and economic stability in their communities.
We have great strategic plan for the future. When you have a clear path, you have good planning, good aim and goal, you can receive anything in the world.
—Fahima, Afghan entrepreneur and UNITAR alumna
The training is offered free of charge to participants, thanks to the generous financial support of the Government and People of Japan.
Programme Snapshot
Learning Objectives
The course is designed to encourage participants to take action across six areas:
- Nurture an entrepreneurial mindset
- Find a problem worth solving
- Build a scalable and sustainable enterprise
- Lead and manage for growth
- Craft a competitive and risk strategy
- Foster enterprise-wide innovation
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Meet Our Alumni
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- Ayesha: Stepping Back Is Also an Opportunity (2023 cohort)
- Nawid: From Fish Farming to Green Energy in Afghanistan (2023 cohort)
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Contact us
For more information, please contact us at hiroshima@unitar.org