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La respuesta lógica es crear un modelo que presentara una educación y transferencia de conocimientos que prepara y alineara a los nuevos emprendedores para que con esta capacitación impacten y desarrollen todo el ecosistema.

Oasis 500 is the MENA region’s premier seed investment and development company. Set in Jordan, we aim to support entrepreneurs by providing them with investment, training and mentorship.

While technology is keys to the opportunities for youth in the modern workforce – it’s more than this. Youth and women need 21st century skills, personal empowerment and behavior changes to be the driving force in the new economies.

The Adolescent Girls’ Advocacy & Leadership Initiative builds the capacity of civil society leaders with the goal of helping them to speak out with one voice on the critical issues affecting adolescent girls in their countries.

Peter Kasprowicz of Credit Suisse and Elisabeth Rhyne of the Center for Financial Inclusion have recently completed an examination of global demographic trends and their implications for financial inclusion.

A young artist is keeping the art and culture of Iraq alive for the people of Kirkuk in a gallery he established with assistance from Al-Aman, an Iraqi microfinance institution.

On April 18, MasterCard helped Pro Mujer open their latest center in Mexico City’s Milpa Alta neighborhood and in celebration of Pro Mujer President and CEO Rosario Pérez blogged about igniting the entrepreneurial spirit of women.

The goal of the Iraqi Youth Initiative is to reduce youth unemployment by providing business skills training to help unemployed youth find jobs and apprenticeships.

At the Making Cents International’s Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, the youth and ICTs panel mentioned a few of the many areas where new technologies can be integrated in youth development work.

Kristin Lamoureux of the SAVE Travel Alliance, a member of VEGA, explains the systems concept of the Visitor Experience Value Chain and its importance for sustainable tourism development.

Making Cents International Founder and CEO Fiona Macaulay provides a preview of the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. Fiona discusses key themes and invites participants to help shape next year's conference by visiting youtheconomicopportunities.org.

Nancy Taggart of EDC discusses the USAID EQUIP3 project at the Making Cents International Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference. 

Corrinne Ngurukie of YouthSave discusses YouthSave's focus on providing the evidence base for youth savings products

Ali Faroun discusses PMA's recent steps to strengthen financial consumer protection and promote financial literacy among Palestinian youth

Making Cents Conference: Dr Sanjaya Acharya discusses the current youth oriented finance restructuring in Nepal

Only a third of youth in the Arab world believe their education has prepared them to get a job, according to a recent study by the Education for Employment Foundation.

Guest blogger Brenda Schuster (Youth and HIV Technical Advisor for Catholic Relief Services) reports back on the Making Cents Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference’s final morning plenary session, “Youth Economic Opportunity in the MENA Region.” This session included Brandee McHale, COO of Citi Foundation, Svava Bjarnason, IFC Senior Education Specialist, Jamie McAuliffe, President and CEO of the Education for Employment Foundation, and Awais Sufi, Vice President for Work Programs at the International Youth Foundation.

Nobody ever starts a big business – nobody comes up with an idea and goes out and hires 10,000 people…you start with the right idea at the right time in the right place and then you grow.

Brenda Schuster, Technical Advisor for Catholic Relief Services, shares out from the Making Cents Youth Economic Opportunities Conference on "Changing Course: Transforming at-risk and gang-involved youth through enterprise development".

The message from the opening plenary at the Making Cents International Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference was clear: youth employment is more important than ever.

Three practitioners spoke openly about the challenges and lessons their organizations have experienced in advancing youth-inclusive financial services.

Designed as a structured, iterative coaching program, the Mentoring for Value Chain Impact initiative pairs up seasoned international experts with emerging leaders in field implementation.