Microlinks Coverage from the 2011 Making Cents Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference

Microlinks was excited to partner with Making Cents International to provide coverage of this year's Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, held in Washington, DC on September 7-9. Explore the photos from the event, read any one of the several blog post recaps from various conference sessions and plenaries, or watch one of our great interviews with some of the presenters.

Video Interviews

• Fiona Macaulay, Founder and CEO, Making Cents - On the evolution of the conference, key conference takeaways, and the importance of having a knowledge management framework
• Ambassador Donald Steinberg, USAID - On USAID's Youth Policy
• Wayan Vota, Inveneo; Jacob Korenblum, Souktel Inc.; and Peter Broffman, Intel Corporation - With a recap from the Technology Panel
• Peter Coy, Bloomberg Businessweek - On global employment trends and policy levers
• Mike Rios, 17 Triggers - On using entertainment for change
• Sanjaya Acharya, New ERA Nepal - On restructuring of youth finance in Nepal
• Ali Faroun, Palestinian Monetary Authority - On Palestine's efforts to strengthen financial consumer protection and promote financial literacy among youth
• Corrinne Ngurukie, YouthSave - On YouthSave's use of market research
• Nancy Taggart, EDC - On the USAID EQUIP3 project
• Fiona Macaulay, Making Cents - Preview of the 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference

Blog Recaps

From Microlinks

• A day in tweets
• Youth employment is more important than ever
• How Can You Partner with Funders?
• The power of entrepreneurship

Guest Blog Posts

• CRS shares from the "Changing Course" session - Brenda Schuster, Catholic Relief Services
• Making sparks for youth economic opportunity in the MENA region - Brenda Schuster, Catholic Relief Services
• Beg, borrow, and steal! Tools for responding to market demand - Brenda Schuster, Catholic Relief Services
• A Softer Focus — Looking Beyond Traditional Workforce Development - Susie Armitage, IREX
• How is Technology Causing Breakthroughs in Youth Economic Opportunity? - Katie Appel, Plan International USA

Other Related Blogs

• A tweet deal: Highlights from the Making Cents conference - by the SEEP Network