Sri Lanka, March 22 -- U.S. Agency for International Development-(USAID) funded, youth employment and entrepreneurship technology platform, youlead.lk was launched yesterday in Colombo, in collaboration with Global tech giant Microsoft in a bid to provide a comprehensive resource for youth ready to enter the workforce.

USAID is supporting the platform via the USD 12 million YouLead project and YouLead is implemented by the International Executive Service Corps (IESC), a US non-profit founded by David Rockefeller.

The platform will disseminate vital information about vocational training, employment opportunities across the country to accelerate opportunities to train youth and link them to available jobs. Also, youlead.lk will essentiall...