In Bangladesh, youth unemployment continues to rise despite increasing numbers of graduates entering the job market every year. One of the core challenges behind this growing gap is the lack of practical, hands-on, skill-based learning opportunities at the school and college level. Students are often guided toward grades, certificates, and conventional job expectations, while their creativity, entrepreneurial mindset, and innovation potential remain largely unexplored.

At the same time, young people across the country possess remarkable ideas, unique talents, and a strong drive to create. What they lack is a platform—an opportunity to turn their creativity into confidence, experience, and future livelihood.

To bridge this critical gap, Youth Career and Development Hub (YCDH) has launched a transformative new initiative:

✨ Young Creator Empowerment Project (YCEP)

A project designed to inspire, train, and empower students to become confident creators and future entrepreneurs.

🎯 Project Objective

The Young Creator Empowerment Project aims to motivate school and college students to create handmade, innovative, or artistic products—and then present and sell those products in a one-day on-campus fair.
This hands-on experience will enable students to:

Identify and develop their creative potential
Gain real-world experience in production, pricing, marketing, and selling
Build entrepreneurial confidence
Learn teamwork, leadership, and communication
Understand the value of self-reliance and skill-based growth

The ultimate vision is to reduce overdependence on traditional jobs and cultivate a generation of young creators who can build their own opportunities.

🛠️ How the Project Will Be Implemented

1. School & College Selection

YCDH will collaborate with education institutions across districts—prioritizing schools and colleges with limited access to skill development opportunities.

2. Orientation & Capacity-Building Sessions

Students will receive training sessions on:

Creativity and idea development
Crafting handmade products
Basic entrepreneurial skills
Branding, presentation, and customer interaction

Trainers from YCDH and partner organizations will facilitate these workshops.

3. Student Product Development Phase

Students will create their own handmade or innovative items such as:
crafts, art, home décor, recycled products, stationery, cultural items, or small functional creations.

YCDH will provide guidance and support throughout this phase.

4. One-Day Campus Sales Fair

Each institution will host “Young Creator Fair Day”—a one-day sales event where students will showcase and sell their products.

This experience enables them to:

Interact with real customers
Learn pricing and negotiation
Generate income from their own creations
Gain entrepreneurial pride and confidence

5. Recognition & Motivation

Students who demonstrate exceptional creativity and leadership will receive certificates, awards, and opportunities for further training.

6. Monitoring & Follow-Up

YCDH will continue to mentor promising students, helping them develop their ideas into micro-enterprises or youth-led business models.

🤝 Why Donor Support Is Essential

The Young Creator Empowerment Project aligns strongly with SDG goals such as:
Quality Education, Decent Work & Economic Growth, Innovation, Reduced Inequality, and Community Development.

Your support can:

Provide training materials and resources
Fund workshops and skill development sessions
Support institution-level fairs
Encourage more students to participate
Create pathways for youth-led entrepreneurial ventures
Empower underserved communities

Donor involvement will help scale this project across more schools and districts, ensuring thousands of young creators get a platform to transform their ideas into real opportunities.

🚀 Our Vision for the Future

With the right support, the Young Creator Empowerment Project can become a nationwide movement—shifting students from job-seeking mindsets to opportunity-creating mindsets.

YCDH envisions a Bangladesh where young people grow not only with certificates, but also with skills…
Not only with dreams, but also with courage…
Not only as students, but as innovators, creators, and future entrepreneurs.