Today's global youth population is at a historical high of more than 1.5 billion. At a time when 89 percent of these young people live in developing countries, many are unable to secure decent work, as youth are on average three times as likely to be unemployed as adults. In the last ten years, the world's youth population grew by 10.5 percent while youth employment only grew by 0.2 percent. The International Labour Organization is also estimating that another 1 billion young people will enter the world's labor market within the next ten years. It is highly unlikely enough jobs will be created to employ the number of young jobseekers who will enter the labor market this decade.

The world is experiencing a youth employment crisis. It is critical that a multi-sectoral community identifies and pursues innovative approaches for creating economic and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth people.

With this backdrop, Making Cents International will convene practitioners, donors, educators, youth, members of the private sector, representatives of governments, and other partners in youth enterprise, employment, and livelihood development for the 2009 Global Youth Enterprise Conference. These conference participants are part of a growing community committed to investing in young people, and the innovations necessary to ensure programs and policies achieve greater impact, sustainability, and scale. Making Cents supports this community regularly meeting to share lessons learned, promising practices, and new ideas that create economic opportunities for young people. 

Academy for Educational Development    American Refugee Committee

Ashoka/Youth Venture Avanza  BRAC  Camfed CHF International   Children Incorporated  ChildFund International Educational Development Center (EDC) Fundacion E Fundacion Paraguaya Gallup  Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship, University of the Pacific ImagineNations Group    Junior Achievement Worldwide MEDA  Mercy Corps  PLAN International Private Education Development Network  Save the Children U.S. Agency for International Development The World Bank Youth Business International

Microfinance Opportunities announces:
"Train the Trainer: Young People: Your Future, Your Money"

Thursday, October 1, 2009
9:00 am- 5:00 pm
Cafritz Conference Center
$250 registration fee

To register, please email Hannah Zimmerman at hannahz[@]mfopps.org.

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsor





Silver Sponsor





Bronze Sponsors

Education Development Center


Microfinance Opportunities

Cordes Foundation


Global Center for Social Entrepreneurship,
University of the Pacific

Copper Sponsor

Children Incorporated

Fundacion Paraguaya

Venue Sponsor

  

Additional Sponsor

Gallup

Youth Scholarship Sponsor

Inter-American Foundation