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Letter from Poonam Ahluwalia, Executive Director
An amazing wave of global excitement is building as we move towards YES Kenya 2006, scheduled for September 13 – 16, 2006, in Nairobi. This Summit will focus on Creating Markets… Unleashing Entrepreneurship. We need all of your support to ensure the success of this Summit, and invite you to participate in what ever manner suits you… it is your event… nine months left!
Read more in this issue's letter from the Executive Director...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_letter.htm
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. Commitment to the MDGs and Youth Employment in Latin America
2. YES Colombia Network Joins Forces with the Jamaican Embassy to promote Tourism in the Department of Sucre, Colombia
3. YES And UNIDO Explore Ways to Promote Youth Employment through Renewable Energy Technologies
4. Thousands drawn to the YES Campaign in Bhutan
5. YES Philippines Coordinator Awarded Youth and ICT Award by Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
6. YES Guyana Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Guyanese Schools
7. YES Mauritius Network Embarks on the 2nd phase of its Mentorship Program for Young Entrepreneurs
8. YES Rwanda Lays the Foundation for Youth Employment Programming
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1. Commitment to the MDGs and Youth Employment in Latin America
Delegates from throughout Latin America met in Asunción on the 19-21 of September to renew their fight against youth unemployment. The event was hosted and promoted by the Government of Paraguay and the YES Latin America Regional Coordination with the organization of the YES Paraguay Network.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_1.htm
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2. YES Colombia Network Joins Forces with the Jamaican Embassy to promote Tourism in the Department of Sucre, Colombia
The YES Columbia network is working closely with the Department of Sucre, Columbia to train its youth in tourism-related proficiencies so as to build capacity to attract and serve tourists. This has been a collaborative project with active support from the Jamaica Embassy and other stakeholders.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_2.htm
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3. YES And UNIDO Explore Ways to Promote Youth Employment through Renewable Energy Technologies
The UN Industrial Development Agency (UNIDO) recently sponsored two Expert Group Meetings (EGMs) in collaboration with the YES Campaign on the development and promotion of youth entrepreneurs through renewable energy technologies. Both meetings, one in Nairobi, Kenya, and the other in Cuernavaca, Mexico, brought together key regional actors to discuss possibilities for engaging youth in entrepreneurial activities either through the use of in the renewable energy technologies or in the sector itself.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_3.htm
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4. Thousands drawn to the YES Campaign in Bhutan
In October, 2005, the YES Bhutan Network organized two musical shows featuring in-country budding artists as a way of spreading the word about the YES Campaign. These non conventional meetings with widespread appeal were enormously successful.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_4.htm
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5. YES Philippines Coordinator Awarded Youth and ICT Award by Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP)
Congratulations to Ms. Audrey Codera, for winning the prestigious Youth and ICT Award in the 2005 Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP) Awards. Ms. Codera is the Executive Director of Philippine Youth Employment Network (PYEN) and Country Coordinator of YES Philippines Network,. The Youth and ICT Awards recognized eight young social entrepreneurs from different regions of the world who have transformed social development opportunities into a sustainable social enterprise through innovative use of information communication technologies (ICTs).
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_5.htm
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6. YES Guyana Encouraging Entrepreneurship in Guyanese Schools
Twenty four students from three city schools in Georgetown, Guyana are currently engaged in a youth employment initiative through which they will learn business management skills. This is part of the Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme Program being carried out by the YES Guyana Network (YESGY) through its host agency, Volunteer Youth Corps (VYC). The project targets in-school youth ages 14 to 15, to raise awareness around the unemployment issues facing young people and to promote entrepreneurship as a first choice of career.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_6.htm
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7. YES Mauritius Network Embarks on the 2nd phase of its Mentorship Program for Young Entrepreneurs
Moonera Kalla, a 21-year old business owner and participant in the Mauritius Youth Entrepreneur Mentorship Program, says, “I wouldn’t have been able to market my finished product if not for my mentor.” This laudatory statement clearly demonstrates the critical role that a professional mentor can play in forwarding the success of a young entrepreneur.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_7.htm
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8. YES Rwanda Lays the Foundation for Youth Employment Programming
Youth unemployment is one of the major pressing challenges in Rwanda with more than 100,000 young people entering the labor market yearly and only 12,000 jobs created. Whilst there has been some growth in the tourism, transportation and services sector, substantial investment is needed to ensure that jobs are created rapidly to respond to the massive employment needs.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/december2005_8.htm
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UPCOMING EVENTS /
http://www.yesweb.org/2006
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Youth Leader: SAMIR TAGIYEV
Samir Tagiyev, founder of the YES Azerbaijan Network, is leading the way for a new generation of leaders in his country. As Azerbaijan transitions from its soviet legacy to a market-oriented economy, the transformation requires an equally important shift in mind-set. Samir is at the helm of a movement to push young people to think in new democratic terms.
Read more...
http://www.yesweb.org/
december2005_samir.htm
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Mr Ali Raza Khan Selected as ASHOKA Fellow
The YES Campaign is honored to announce that Ali Raza Khan, the YES youth leader highlighted in the August newsletter, has been selected as an ASHOKA Fellow in Pakistan. ASHOKA is a global network of leading social entrepreneurs who with their indomitable will and fixed determination are promoting innovation that society needs to tackle its toughest problems. Ali is very excited to become a lifetime member of this group of committed and proven leaders. He relates that, “It has elevated my morale and spirit to continue to work vigorously for the promotion of innovative youth development programs.”
Our hats off to Ali!
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