The Employment Fund was established in 2007 in a joint effort between the Government of Nepal, the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation and operated from 2008. Currently the Employment Fund is financed by SDC, UKAid (Department for International Development DFID) and the World Bank. It offers training for economically very poor and socially discriminated youths to ensure their entry into the labour market immediately after short- term market oriented skills training in about 80 trades under Path to Prosperity component. It also facilitates youths who want to establish enterprises of their own creating additional jobs under Micro Enterprising for Job Creation component.