Youth entrepreneur development project VSO ICS entrepreneur : North-West cycle 2

Abstract

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) is a UK leading development organization work in 33 nation in the world, help more than 9 million people. International Citizen Service (ICS) is a UK leading volunteer placement organization worked with VSO around the world. VSO ICS initiate new program called ICS Entrepreneur. The aim of this program is to create a sustainable business model in a rural area. In Bangladesh VSO ICS Entrepreneur works in two region – North-West: Rangpur and CHT: Khagrachori. It’s a one year project divided by three cycle. Already 1st cycle completed in January, 2015. Second cycle completed on April 19th, 2015. This report consist of activities of North-West: Rangpur 2nd cycle. At the very beginning of this report consist of about VSO, Global VSO activities, their objective, vision, mission values, about ICS and ICS Entrepreneur, VSO Bangladesh activities, about the partner NGO- Payrabondh Jono Kollan Unnoyon Shangstha (PKJUS). The second part of this report contain the objective of this report, background, about methodology used in this report, challenges etc. Third part of this report about the activities of 2nd cycle NW. In the fourth part of the report is the details of the activities of 2nd cycle of NW like – entrepreneur re-selection, market research, production worker selection, skill development training, business plan, start up budget etc. In the fifth part of the report describe the community activities like – Community Action Day (CAD) &