Youth Economic Opportunities Conference: Tweets from Day Two
Youth Economic Opportunities Conference: Tweets from Day Two
Read Twitter highlights from day two of Making Cents International’s 6th annual Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference held in Washington, DC. Participate by using #ImpactGlobalYouth on Twitter and learn more about the conference at youtheconomicopportunities.org.
Read Twitter highlights from day two of Making Cents International’s 6th annual Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference held in Washington, DC.
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- Second day of the #GlobalYouthEconomicOpportunities conference, more learning on our way!! @fundacione #ImpactGlobalYouth #fundacioneanivBiD Challenge México
- At #ImpactGlobalYouth conference discussing importance of context in developing #entrepreneurship strategies #socentBritish Council
- #ImpactGlobalYouth @MakingCentsIntl Alexi discusses the hottest new online platform for Youth Econ Opps -- http://www.youtheconomicopportunities.comRathi
- Key soft skills #youth need 2 know: presentation (how you look represents company's brand), client relations, + attitude #impactglobalyouthJessica Ziegler
- @USAID & @CARANAcorp work in #ElSalvador 2 link "Ni Nis" -#youth not in school, not working- w/ employers lk fastfood #impactglobalyouthMicrolinks
- @EFEfoundation on soft skills training: experiential learning is key, chance 2 make mistakes in safe environ, repetition #impactglobalyouthMicrolinks
- #ImpactGlobalYouth Ryan @WWB challenges funders to think about the balance between funding & project timeline for fin servicesRathi
- @Manpower's Branka Minic: employers hire 4 hard skills, fire 4 soft; suffer from "exact experience needed" syndrome #impactglobalyouthMicrolinks
- 24% of employers in Greece, where 50% of youth unemployed, unable to fill jobs they need. Worldwide problem(Branka Minic) #impactglobalyouthLinda Raftree
- Great question from Miguel Carrion - what skills will be in demand in 10 years?how do we prepare students today? #impactglobalyouthYEN Marketplace
- Adapting @wrcommission toolkit @mercycorps & NRC involve youth in mkt research 2 provide them w/ confidence & knowledge #ImpactGlobalYouthShoshana Hecker
- @Manpower: Unemploymt prob fault of employers who want 2 much, ed that doesn't prep graduates, applicants lack sft skills #impactglobalyouthJessica Ziegler
- There's nothing more important for every intl org +gov to do right now than worry about youth unemployment (Branka Minic) #impactglobalyouthLinda Raftree
- Great panel on soft skills @ GYEO conf. Read more from @Manpower's Branka Minic on Microlinks blog: http://bit.ly/U7z2ka #impactglobalyouthMicrolinks
- Managing expectations of youth employment/ #entrepreneurship programs needs to be a fundamental platform of your program. #impactglobalyouthShoshana Hecker
- Economic disparity is both a cause and a consequence of negative sexual and reproductive health outcomes. #ImpactGlobalYouth.IYWG
- @MakingCentsIntl #impactglobalyouth Less than 2 cents of every development dollar goes to adol girls- arguably the most vulnerable pop.mariko scavone
- @SkillsSocEnt Great that you enjoyed the sessions. The host #@HelenCGale is on twitter too if you want to connect! #impactglobalyouthYBI
- @MakingCentsIntl Really interested to hear about the public-private partnership linking youth to markets w/ Whole Foods! #ImpactGlobalYouthChristina Martin
- Learn more about @YESGlobal and their amazing 10yrs worth of work W/ #Youth http://ow.ly/dFcNy #ImpactGlobalYouthMicrolinks
- At #ImpactGlobalYouth: @iyftweets & @edctweets on gender & labor mkts: Across the board, fewer women accessing job & skill training than menSouktel
- #impactglobalyouth Inspiring video on power of advocvacy for Children's Law in Liberia http://tinyurl.com/9gfdde9 thanks #AGALI and Emily Tmariko scavone
- "When you train youth, you are training leaders NOW, not future leaders" H. Williams @DAIGlobal #impactglobalyouthmariko scavone
- What we're hearing at #ImpactGlobalYouth: Parental involvement is key to attaining gender equity in youth workforce development projects.Chemonics
- 32 million!! 1 in every 5 youth(15-29) is not in education, employment, or training!!!! Still a lot of people to help! #ImpactGlobalYouthBiD Challenge México
- Want to #ImpactGlobalYouth? 97% of teens use games! Are you?Shoshana Hecker
- #ImpactGlobalYouth #YES puts products in #whole foods and possibly #nordstroms http://pic.twitter.com/Tm34jbhVmariko scavone
- YES INDEED! @youthtrade has partnered with companies like Whole Foods Market stores to sell items of #youngentrepreneurs! #impactglobalyouthRaymond Mendenilla
- @WholeFoods YouthTrade "I don't have the money, but I have the will of young entrepreneurs" -inspired! #ImpactGlobalYouth @SaveChildrenCanAmanda Troy
- Can entrepreneurship be fostered? There's a diff btwn "entrepreneurship" and "survival-ship" - Rama #impactglobalyouthLinda Raftree
- Fiona, Poonam and I!... what a moment!!! #ImpactGlobalYouth @fundacione @MakingCentsIntl http://pic.twitter.com/WGdJe1M9Samuel Gonzalez
- 1 Key policy question addressed in 2013 World Development Report by the World Bank: Skills or jobs - what comes first? #impactglobalyouthRaymond Mendenilla
- #Youth learn how to use technology from an early age. @usaid, @intel, @HP LIFE use tech to teach entrepreneurship! #ImpactGlobalYouth confManny Peralta
- "A world of work, but not of wage earners" 80% in Sub-Saharan Africa non wage-earners @WorldBank #ImpactGlobalYouth @SaveChildrenCanAmanda Troy
- Rama: Jobs at center of devt, underlying 3 fundamental transformations-> living standards, productivity, social cohesion #impactglobalyouthLinda Raftree
- It is not growth the drives jobs, it is jobs that drives development. - Martin Rama, Lead Economist, World Bank #impactglobalyouthRaymond Mendenilla
- General Manager Nancy Lee presents new MIF #youth strategy @MakingCentsIntl Conference #ImpactGlobalYouth @BIDJuventud http://pic.twitter.com/Y64X9wY7FOMIN
- Day2 of Youth Economic Opps Conference highlights urgent need to address rising youth unemployment. #impactglobalyouthCreative
- Martien: Social media shd always be a means not an end. Other media (workshops, F2F) is still most effective some places #impactglobalyouthLinda Raftree
- Enjoyed co-presenting session on "The Role of Higher Education in Global Youth Economic Empowerment" at #impactGlobalYouth. Go Babson team!Rachel I. Reiser
- @fominbid's #Youth strategy paper is up! Glad to have #iyfnet's NEO contribute to the effort. #ImpactGlobalYouth http://ow.ly/dFjLIIntn'l Youth Fndn
- Impressed with Youth In Action group for creating awareness about youth unemployment @WLYouthPrograms #impactglobalyouthIYLEP World Learning
- Doing a training program without linking it to jobs DOES NOT WORK.-Tendal Pasipandoy @youthtrade YES program. #impactglobalyouthRaymond Mendenilla
- Great 2 hear from @PlanGlobal #youth advocacy initiative's young women. They ask: "Trust us, give us stage 2 b creative " #ImpactGlobalYouthJessica Ziegler
- BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS: explaining why people going to the gym take the escalator - Josh Wright Managing Director Ideas42 #impactglobalyouthRaymond Mendenilla
- Private sector plays big role in mentoring #youth and funding #workforcedev programs. #PSDmatters #ImpactGlobalYouth conferenceManny Peralta
- @ideas42 encourages people to check out the marshmallow test video re behavior, preferences & time: http://bit.ly/TLnW8B #ImpactGlobalYouthJessica Ziegler
- Final thoughts of youth employment panel: let #youth lead youth to #impactglobalyouthMaking Cents
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