Social entrepreneurship: Innovating for people's future
Building A Future Foundation is a non-profit organisation which aims at improving the living conditions of underprivileged population depending on the resources of the ocean through capacity building, empowerment and economic self-sufficiency with an environmental, social and sustainable approach. BAF Foundation initiated its programs in Sri Lanka and intends to replicate its innovative fishing boats concepts internationaly at a larger scale by regrouping key actors of the sector and by setting up strategic partnerships with organisations well established in coastal regions in Africa, the Middle-East, South and South-East Asia.
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Sustainable employment for youth in the Nautic Industry in Sri Lanka.
Nuwan, Eshan, Chamika, Suresh,... can be proud of their personal and professional progress!
Beginning of January 2012, they successfully launched a 52 feet sailing catamaran in the Sri Lankan waters: the concrete result of their talent and efforts. Six years ago, these youths arrived at the Building A Future Foundation on the southern coast of Sri Lanka with in their hands only good will and eagerness to learn. Boat building, marine electricity, sail making and mast making are the areas that they had chosen to be trained in, by local and foreign professionals, within our Foundation. Upon the successful one and a half year "on the job" training they were rewarded with a certificate locally recognized that allowed them to propose their skills to the Nautic industry in Sri Lanka. Today more than 70 youths have a sustainable employment...
Multi-skill vocational training for emerging small businesses in Sri Lanka
Youth unemployment is one of the social issues that the Building A Future Foundation intends to fight in Sri Lanka. Since more than 6 years, vocational training is provided by BAFF to underprivileged youth in fields that have a potential of economic development in the country. In order to expand the areas of training, BAF Foundation recently officially linked up with NAITA (National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority) acting under the Ministry of Youth Affairs. NAITA is a wider extension of NAB (National Apprentice Board) that was created with the assistance of the UNDP and ILO in 1971.
A newly revamped website for a new orientation.
Having started the pioneering work during the last 6 years in Sri Lanka, the Building A Future Foundation has accumulated experience and knowledge in building capacity and economic empowerment towards underprivileged youth. Building A Future’s orientation for 2011-2014 is to ensure the sustainability of the projects in Sri Lanka and to implement its innovative fishing boat concepts internationally to create a real effect of scale and a positive impact on population in need. BAF plans to regroup key actors of the sector and to set up strategic partnerships with organisations well established in coastal areas in Africa, the Middle East, South and South East Asia...
Establishing a sustainable fishing industry in Punland, Somalia
Perpetual drought, livestock ban, internal conflicts,... strongly affected the Federal State of Puntland in the north-eastern portion of Somalia resulting in lack of food security for its local communities. The fishing sector has good prospects of making remarkable contributions towards the reconstruction of Somalia. The Building A Future Foundation works in collaboration with the Nedsom Foundation of Netherlands and Somalia which aims at establishing a sustainable fishing industry in Bosaso, Puntland. This long term socio-economic development project involves different stakeholders including fishery communities...