Fiinovation partnered with a skill development institute to conduct a need assessment study in Mandvi, Gujarat. It helped to identify the state of skill of the youths in the community of the target location where the donor was planning to set up a plant. The study indicated preparedness and acceptability of the community for skill based training and helped the donor to define various employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and the skill requirement for population in the selected geography. Fiinovation MEL team gathered appropriate information based on primary and secondary research.