1.     Source of funding

Unknown

2.     Mission and objectives

 To promote ideas of freedom- civil, political and economic- through public policy recommendations (based on independent research), educational programs and public participation for a free and prosperous Nepal.

1. To conduct research on the social, economic and political agendas to elucidate the issues of public discourse;
2. To come up with policy advocacy documents to bring issues to the fore of social dialogue;
3. To lobby for and monitor the implementation of basic social, political and economic rights ;
4. To promote transparency and advocacy as the basis of a prosperous Nepal;
5. To educate, train and empower public on active citizenry, ideas of free society and entrepreneurship; and
6. To develop a comprehensive resource center for public use (especially for researchers, students and policy makers) focusing on the social, economic and political discourse moving forward at a given time period.

3.     Areas of work relating to youth employment

Enterprise development
Social dialogue
Skills training

4.     Partners and areas of partnership

Center for International Private Enterprise

5.     Potential or existing partnership with the ILO

6.     Successful youth employment interventions

Arthalaya: A five-day workshop promoting concept of entrepreneurship and economics.The main purpose of this program is to engage youth in private sector and encourage them to build new businesses, create new opportunities and inject new ideas into the economy for promoting economic and democratic reform. The program will include mock debates, business simulations that will help youth understand the importance of entrepreneurship in economic reform as well as the political aspects in creating a business.

Entrepreneurs’ Club: The club is a group of students who have the eagerness to learn and stay updated on contemporary issues of entrepreneurship. It is also about developing capacity among the students and the club members to be a successful entrepreneur in future. Most often, it is a follow up to Arthalaya to institutionalize and give continuity to the learning and knowledge gained during Arthalaya.

Docu-talks: A documentary related to entrepreneurship and economic freedom is screened in colleges by the entrepreneur’s club on Samriddhi’s support  as a mechanism to reach a wider audience.

Rendezvous with an Entrepreneur: Here the entrepreneur shares his/her experience with the students at colleges and answers their questions regarding establishing an enterprise in Nepal. They also talk about their contribution to society through the establishment of an enterprise.