Making Cents Conference: A day in tweets

The Making Cents International Youth Economic Opportunities Conference began today with a lively panel discussion -- and just as lively tweeting! Use the hashtag #MkCentsConf to join the conversation. Read highlights below, learn more at youtheconomicopportunities.org. Stay tuned for more updates from the conference.

@susarm Kenyan banks have reduced interest rates for girl/young women borrowers in Cardno's programs- from 18% down to 8%. Nice! #MkCentsConf

@DAIGlobal What we need when laws don't allow things like internships: youth employment policies in a box, a gift for labor ministers / #MkCentsConf

@Microlinks #Youth in #Palestine: 30% of pop, highly educated, 37% unemployment, eco not growing, youth trust lower #mkcentsconf

@DAIGlobal Opening plenary session at #MkCentsConf sets stage for a really great conference. Good job @MakingCentsConf on getting interesting panelists

@souktel David Arkless of @manpower at #mkcentsconf: It's a misconception to think that all #jobs for #youth will be in urban areas, especially in US

@susarm Manpower: in most countries, youth unemployment is about double the rate of unemployment in the general population #MkCentsConf

@TikaQ66 60-70% de las empresas med y peq ayudan al crecimiento economico de pais. Manejadas x jovenes de 30 años promedio. #mkcentsconf @JOVEN360

@rathimmani #MkCentsConf education 4 employment not just training for the sake of training! Way to go morocco

@susarm Coy: each year of unemployment is damaging to young people's potential; this is not a background condition we can ignore. #MkCentsConf

@ShaynerBop A 10% increase in girls in schools = a 3% increase in a country's economy. Interesting! #mkcentsconf

@Microlinks Photo of Fiona Macaulay, Founder and CEO of @MakingCentsIntl via @maurorotelli: iniziata #mkcentsconf http://t.co/fIsdqbR