The Small Enterprise Education and Development program (SEED) is an international internship program within the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. The program is incredibly well respected within the university and beyond, having received a Most Innovative Program Award in the USA and a Top 5 recognition in the world for entrepreneurship education. Through a referral process, O.U.R. is able to give survivors who we work with in Uganda (and a few other countries) that have a desire to become entrepreneurs and create a business or are wanting to expand their current business, the capacity to do so. Once the survivors have been accepted into the program, O.U.R. provides trauma-informed training and education to the program participants on how to support survivors and how to offer a safe and supportive environment for them. Once training and expectations have been met, survivors are given weekly assignments and budgets to complete throughout the 12-week online business program. The staff and students are there to help partner with the survivor to find creative solutions and identify successful tactics for bringing the survivor’s dreams to reality. While a survivor is in school, there are many other aspects in their life that can become challenging without the financial or emotional support of a parent or relative. O.U.R. is right alongside offering continual support for their basic needs, such as gaining access to therapeutic help, providing funding for childcare, and covering expenses such as rent, food, and medical bills. Aftercare staff has also invested support in providing connections and mentoring for them as needed. From the beginning stages of facilitating referrals, hand-selecting the students to work with the survivors, educating the interns on expectations when working with the survivors, and providing financial and emotional support during and after the SEED program, O.U.R. is there every step of the way to ensure the survivors are safe, cared for, and given an environment to truly flourish in. See our link in profile to read more about this program and the impact it has made.
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