Sevalanka Foundation, in collaboration with Pizza Hut, launched the Youth Enablement Program (YEP) to provide personal development, vocational education and employment pathways for youth in Sri Lanka.
The Youth Enablement Program empowers marginalized youth with the skills needed to secure a job in the quick-service restaurant industry.
Yum! Brands and Pizza Hut
unlock career opportunities for marginalized youth.
Creating more equity
in Sri Lanka
The Youth Enablement Program Track
QSR vocational training centers have been constructed, including 3 training centers for persons with disabilities.
students graduate each year.
All graduates are offered jobs.
Unlocking Opportunities
in Sri Lanka
Under the Youth Enablement Program, we learn about not just one brand, but the QSR industry as a whole, which is useful to get a job opportunity in Sri Lanka, but also, globally.
– Chulantha Eranda Janakarathne,
Youth Enablement participant
Sevalanka took care of everything from employing me immediately after the course to paying for my bus fare to get me to and from class. That was very helpful to me.
- Yeshani Muthukumarana,
Youth Enablement participant
In their own words
“At Pizza Hut, we have a strong commitment to inclusivity and have enabled many young individuals with disabilities to find gainful employment and the financial independence they dream of.”
-Chairman and CEO of Gamma Pizzakraft Amar Raj Singh
Hope for the future
