Matt Wallace

Managing Director of ONOW

“As an organization we have long been committed to serving underserved business owners, and we have adapted our approach to ensure these businesses can survive the COVID-19 pandemic. We are excited to be part of YBI’s rapid response recovery program funded by Google.org.”

ONOW enables female migrants in Myanmar to become empowered entrepreneurs who are financially capable.

ONOW increases the income and confidence of female migrant entrepreneurs through tech-enabled business incubation. Business owners are connected to a bank account and startup loan, guided through digital transactions and business idea creation, and coached through market research, validation, launch and success.

Visit www.onow.org or email info@onow.org to learn more.

YBI is a global network of expert organisations in over 50 countries supporting underserved young people to turn their ideas into successful businesses, creating jobs and strengthening communities.

Our vision is a world where youth entrepreneurship is recognised for driving sustainable economic development and all young people who want to set up a business can fulfill their potential.

We connect our members to share expertise and collaborate on solutions to common challenges. Visit www.youthbusiness.org.

"The world is changing dramatically from day to day and I feel deeply for business owners everywhere, especially those running smaller businesses and are from underserved communities, who are often least able to bear the economic shocks of this crisis.  In the face of these challenges, I have been incredibly inspired by the quick response of our network to support business owners around the world. YBI, with Google.org’s new funding commitment, will help us sustain and extend this support throughout 2020, ensuring more than 200,000 businesses can get the advice they need right now to navigate this crisis."

Anita Tiessen

CEO of Youth Business International

Google.org, Google's philanthropic arm, supports nonprofits that address humanitarian issues and apply scalable, data-driven innovation to solving the world's biggest challenges. We accelerate their progress by connecting them with a unique blend of support that includes funding, products, and technical expertise from Google volunteers. We engage with these believers-turned-doers who make a significant impact on the communities they represent, and whose work has the potential to produce meaningful change. We want a world that works for everyone—and we believe technology and innovation can move the needle in four key areas: education, economic opportunity, inclusion and crisis response.

Rowan Barnett

Head of Google.org, EMEA & APAC

"The coronavirus outbreak is taking a devastating toll on lives and communities, and small businesses are facing unprecedented challenges as they struggle to stay afloat. With this grant to Youth Business International, alongside a series of Google initiatives and products, we hope to help some of the most vulnerable small businesses find a way through the crisis."