It’s 2020. The world is battling the novel coronavirus. Economies have shrunk and gone into recession. Person-to-person transmission is on the rise and death rates along with it. Governments have imposed lockdowns and people are jittery and reluctant to think beyond the pandemic and plan for the post-COVID-19 era. But as the saying goes, “when …

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It’s 2020. The world is battling the novel coronavirus. Economies have shrunk and gone into recession. Person-to-person transmission is on the rise and death rates along with it. Governments have imposed lockdowns and people are jittery and reluctant to think beyond the pandemic and plan for the post-COVID-19 era. But as the saying goes, “when …

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When: Tuesday, May 24 at 9:00am – May 26 at 4:30pm Where: Hilton Trinidad & Conference Centre Lady Young Road St. Ann’s The Commonwealth Youth Programme (CYP) in partnership with the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs held the conference with a view to bring relevant stakeholders together to discuss regional trends and challenges in youth employment, …

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The inaugural ceremony of the National Consultation youth employment with a focus on youth enterprise and entrepreneurship was graced by Honourable Minister, Ministry of Industries, Mr. Dilip Barua as the Chief Guest (shown in photo below). The consultation was aimed at improving employment generation in Bangladesh through promoting entrepreneurial skill development, culture and accelerating self …

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Following the recent conference on Investing in Youth Employment, held at the Commonwealth Secretariat in May 2011, please find below the final report. Investing in Youth Employment Report final

The Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with The Young Indians of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a two day Envisioning Workshop in New Delhi on November 15-16, at the end of which the Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) was launched. The initiative followed the mandate given by the …

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There is a new discriminatory gender restriction imposed in this year’s edition of Nigeria’s You WIN programme, says Timi Olagunju, 26, of Lagos, Nigeria. He argues it creates an unconstitutional restriction that prevents Nigerian men from applying for funds through the young entrepreneurs programme. Isn’t it true that little drops of water make a mighty …

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There is a new discriminatory gender restriction imposed in this year’s edition of Nigeria’s You WIN programme, says Timi Olagunju, 26, of Lagos, Nigeria. He argues it creates an unconstitutional restriction that prevents Nigerian men from applying for funds through the young entrepreneurs programme.   Isn’t it true that little drops of water make a …

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CYP Africa Centre in collaboration with The Ministry of Youth and Sport in Zambia hosted the Namibia Youth Credit Scheme, an initiative under the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sports and Culture in the Republic of Namibia. The Namibia Youth Credit Scheme delegation compromised of 16 young entrepreneurs and 10 Youth Employment Officers from different regions …

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A government plan to encourage youth entrepreneurship will fail unless the energy crisis is solved, writes Naseema Perveen, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Islamabad in Pakistan, who says policy makers and politicians need to coordinate their efforts. I want to put forward a few of my thoughts about the youth loan scheme just launched by …

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