FUSADES, Catholic Relief Services
Technoc Serve, Mastercard Foundation
With 10 million+ young Africans entering the workforce each year, many youth will have to create their own jobs.
Global Alliance for Mass Entrepreneurship (GAME), Education Development Center (EDC)
Youth entrepreneurial energy is under-leveraged. Many youth want to engage in entrepreneurship but face significant hurdles.
Genisis Analytics
The Jobs Fund is a R9 billion fund established by the South African Government in 2011, which aims to catalyze job creation through structured partnerships with private organizations and enterprises.
YouthLead
ABOUT THE YOUTHLEAD PHOTO CONTEST
Showcase your work globally! This photo contest provides you, as a young changemaker, a global platform to show the impact of your changemaking activities. We will award ten prizes to the best photos that demonstrate how your work creates a positive impact in your community.
We are looking for creative and high-quality photos that tell a powerful story of how you are achieving impact in your community, however you define that community—your neighborhood, your district, your school or university, your country….or the planet.
The Rockafeller Foundation
In 2013, the United Nations projected that Africa would be home to over 40 percent of the global youth population by 2030. The challenge of how to successfully absorb these young people into the formal economy became top of mind for governments, policymakers and development practitioners.
DAI
Salvadorans have a reputation as entrepreneurial, hard-working, and committed.
YouthLead
Meet the YouthLead Ambassadors!
We are excited to announce the new YouthLead Ambassadors: 22 young changemakers, who were competitively selected out of nearly 1,500 applicants from over 200 countries!
The Skoll Foundation
The Skoll Foundation announced today that Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator has received the 2019 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. Founded by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Jeff Skoll, this prestigious award recognises change agents whose innovations have had significant, proven impact on the world’s most pressing problems. It is a select honour that has only been given to about 100 organisations globally since its inception. This news comes ahead of the Skoll World Forum being held next week in Oxford, England.
The Youth Economic Opportunities Network
We live in a time of rapid economic, social, and environmental change. No group has a greater stake in the consequences of these global trends than the world’s 1.8 billion young people, the largest youth cohort in history. The majority of today’s youth population—nearly 90 percent—live in developing countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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