The ASEAN Foundation, with support from GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and SAP, launches the ASEAN Social Enterprises Development Programme (ASEAN-SEDP) to offer an opportunity for social enterprises to grow and achieve sustainability by providing them with access to capacity building, mentorship, networking, funding grants and wider market across ASEAN.

The second phase of the Capacity Building programme will focus on the future sustainability of the social enterprises, and exploring the use of essential tools such as the PATH (Planning Alternative Tomorrows with Hope) and other various financial modelling tools. The programme will alsoinclude guest speakers across the programme, from the ASEAN context and internationally.

ASEAN Social Enterprise Development Programme (ASEAN SEDP) has the following objectives:

1. To sustain youth entrepreneurship through structured capacity building and mentoring programmes; 
2. To empower youth-led social enterprises across the ASEAN region through (1). Promoting productivity, technology and Innovation; (2). Increasing access to finance; (3). Enhancing market access and internationalisation; and (4). Promoting entrepreneurship and human capital development;
3. To achieve SDG 1 – No Poverty, SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 5 – Gender Equality, SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production, and SDG 13 – Climate Action through social enterprises empowerment with specified targets detailed in the challenges Section