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Social entrepreneurship targeting youth in South Africa (SETYSA) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1029

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1029

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Communication/media strategy

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

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challenges:

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success:

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context:

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description:

Business plan competitions are a useful way of mobilising local communities and stimulating a demand for services, but they have their weaknesses. The level of frustration and dissatisfaction among competitors, even finalists and winners, can be discouraging in the long term. Competitions can also distort markets and create artificial incentives.

administrative_issues:

N/A

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/161727

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location:

country:

South Africa

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Social entrepreneurship targeting youth in South Africa (SETYSA) - Final Evaluation