Country

Scotland

Charity number

SC043089

Status

Active

Registered

April 17, 2012

Legal form

SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Contact

Website

yej.org.uk

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the prevention or relief of poverty','the advancement of education','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the promotion of equality and diversity','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage'

Our mission is to overcome economic injustice by inspiring and supporting women and young people in economically distressed communities to engage in socially-relevant entrepreneurship that stimulates and sustains local economies. How do we help? ? By providing much needed training and resources for enterprise development, vocational skills, financial literacy and life skills. ? By empowering young people to have a voice in their community and influence the decisions that affect their lives and businesses. ? By helping increase fair access to credit, formal financial services and financial information. ? By ensuring a more supportive and enabling policy, legal and regulatory environment for enterprise development by young men and women. ? By strengthening links between young entrepreneurs and their markets.

Objectives: 4.1 the prevention and relief of poverty of youth in the UK, Africa and other parts of the developing world, through developing their ability to engage in sustainable employment and/or in running their own enterprise and access to investment funding and other relevant resources. 4.2 the promotion of equality and diversity in the UK, Africa and other parts of the developing world, by ensuring that young women, as well as young men, have the opportunity to become active micro-entrepreneurs or wage workers. 4.3 the advancement of citizenship or community development by empowering and strengthening community based organisations in order that they, in partnership with distressed communities, respond more effectively and sustainably to the needs of young people in their local communities in the UK, Africa and other parts of the developing world. 4.4 the relief of those in need by reason of age, and/or financial hardship by develop young people's basic knowledge and management skills in finance for both their personal and business financial goals. and providing access to investment funding and other relevant resources for communities in the UK, Africa and other parts of the developing world. 4.5 the advancement of education among young people in the UK, Africa and other parts of the developing world, in particular, although not exclusively, young women, through education and training programmes to develop their basic knowledge and management skills for economically viable entrepreneurship.

Geography

Main operating location

Midlothian

Geographical spread

Overseas only

Finances

Nearby

• 11th Penicuik Brownie Unit 0.1 mi
• Beeslack Family Club 0.3 mi
• Scots Corner Families Group (SCFG) (SCIO) 0.4 mi
• Perrera dogs UK SCIO 0.7 mi
• Loanhead, Bilston and Roslin Parish Church (Church of Scotland) 0.8 mi

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