Day 3 - Thursday, September 12
Theme: Emerging Innovations Showcase Day
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Unlocking Opportunity: Empowering Indian Youth through TVET Fee Financing
Room: Fenton
Organization(s): Opportunity EduFinance, 2COMS Group, and Avanse Financial Services
Join us as we explore the impact of TVET fee financing initiatives in India, based on the findings from the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) and Opportunity EduFinance partnership. This session will delve into how these initiatives are increasing access to affordable skilling courses for low-income and marginalized youth, fostering partnerships between financial institutions and training providers, and enhancing post-course employment opportunities.
Speakers:
Sakshi Sodhi, Senior Technical Assistance Advisor, Opportunity International EduFinance
Amit Gainda, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Avanse Financial Services
Prashant Pachisia, Founder and Director, 2COMS Group
Is Childcare a Personal, Private, or Public Responsibility? Bringing Public, Private, and Civil Society Together to Create Win-Win-Win Outcomes
Room: Spring
Organization(s): Plan International USA, Plan International Ethiopia, and The Children's Place
It is well established that childcare can unlock young women’s economic participation, develop children’s potential, and support national development goals. For the private sector, the reduced worker attrition and increased worker productivity can directly benefit the bottom line. With each to benefit, who should bear the cost: the woman, the company, or the government?
Plan International, The Children’s Place, and USAID will talk about how they have come together to create a program model that shares responsibility for the development of a care economy at the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia that stands to benefit all. They’ll share why they think this model has merit for further investment, scaling and application to similar industrial-park contexts; and the lessons they’ve learned in how to build varied business cases and how to integrate various stakeholder needs into design.
Speakers:
Adrian Sherman, Vice President, Environment and Social Responsibility, The Children's Place
Colton Hubbard, Technical Advisor, Youth and Economic Empowerment, Plan International USA
Laura Willis, Senior Director, Corporate and Foundation Partnerships, Plan International USA
Empowering NGOs: Unlocking the Potential of AI and Technology for Social Impact Communication
Room: Courtyard by Marriott
Organization(s): Accenture and JA Worldwide
The session will embark on a transformative journey as we unveil insights from JA's ground-breaking social impact measurement experiment. Participants will discover the potential of AI, including ChatGPT, in extracting key insights across impact data, revolutionizing impact report analysis, and automating impact summary creation. They will learn how the ChatGPT API version surpasses traditional methods, offering unparalleled capabilities in handling unstructured data. Considerations and limitations, including the need for human oversight and understanding AI's reliance on input data, will also be uncovered. Join us to explore the future of social impact measurement, where AI empowers NGOs to drive meaningful change with precision and efficiency.
Speakers:
Prat Panda, Inclusive Business Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships
Caroline Jenner, Chief Operating Officer, Junior Achievement (JA) Worldwide
9:15 AM - 9:25 AM
Transition/Break
9:25 AM - 9:35 AM
Headline Address - Ragina Arrington
Main Stage (Great Hall)
Organization(s): Clinton Foundation
Speaker: Ragina Arrington, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Clinton Global Initiative University, Clinton Foundation
9:35 AM - 10:35 AM
Creating Enterprise Opportunities for Youth – Innovations in the Green and Circular Economies
Main Stage (Great Hall)
Organization(s): Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Raindrop Restoration Services, SME Funds, and WasteAid UK
Climate change increasingly threatens food security and livelihoods across the globe and especially in vulnerable communities. But entrepreneurs are finding innovative ways to mitigate and adapt to climate drivers with products and services that support regenerative agriculture, use renewable energy and repurpose waste. The next generation of young entrepreneurs are leading in the adoption of new practices and solutions and are becoming leaders in the green and circular economy. A panel of innovators, two of which are youth-led businesses, will share their exciting solutions for greening the economy and their innovative methods for supporting young people to find and develop their passion for their environment. Bayron Cazun, co-founder of Rain Drop Restoration Services (El Salvador) will share their work providing monitoring services on farms and forests using innovative technology including ground-based measurements, aerial drone imagery, and geospatial analysis. Femi Oye, Founder of SMEFunds, Nigeria will share their approaches to building a “cascade” of entrepreneurs selling renewable energy products like solar and bio-fuel. Michelle Wilson, Head of Programs at WasteAid, will explain how they have established circular economy networks to identify and support wastepreneurs in a number of African countries. So, join us to learn about dynamic approaches for engaging young people and improving their livelihoods through entrepreneurship pathways that address climate change.
Panelists:
Bayron Cazún, Co-founder and Communications Director, RainDrop Restoration Services (El Salvador)
Femi Oye, Founder and CEO, SMEFunds (Nigeria)
Michelle Wilson, Director of Programs, WasteAid UK
Moderator:
Julie Ideh, Global Technical Director of Agriculture and Livelihoods, Catholic Relief Services
10:35 AM - 10:45 AM
Transition/Break
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
AI Powered: Building Youth in MENA for the Future of Work
Room: Fenton
Organization(s): EFE, InnovatiCS AI, Goodwall, and Baobab Campus
Join us for participatory workshops where we will dive into the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Middle East and North Africa to enhance youth employability! Featuring testimonials from MENA youth, the session will introduce two curricular innovations to equip youth with the employability skills and technical skills to succeed in today’s emerging job market. Session participants will engage with the educational content and improve their own skills with ChatGPT and Data Science.
Speakers:
Abbey Walsh, Education and Training Manager, Education For Employment (EFE)
Salwa Smaoui, Founder, Baobab Campus
Dr. Mo Medwani, Founder & CEO, InnovatiCS AI
Taha Bawa, Founder & CEO, Goodwall
Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Youth Leadership and Private Sector Partnership
Room: Ellsworth
Organization(s): Virginia Tech and IREX
Unemployment among Palestinian youth has reached alarming rates, yet the private sector struggles to recruit and retain skilled workers, especially in professions linked to technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs. Alignment of youth and private sector interests is often overlooked in TVET programming when it comes to skills shortage and mismatch.
This session will delve into innovating TVET institutions' curriculum identification and development processes through a comprehensive approach complementing demand-driven TVET programs selection with youth leadership. The approach builds on local and international practices to improve the process of program selection, curriculum design, and delivery to ensure effective programs through early alignment of youth and private sector interests. The session will illustrate youth empowerment to represent their interests alongside the private sector and how youth are supported through the integration of emerging skills, greening, sustainability, and digitalization in TVET programs.
Speakers:
Elena Halasa, Senior Program Officer II, IREX
Thomas Archibald, Executive Director, Center for International Research, Education and Development, Virginia Tech
Empowering Fulbe Youth for Peaceful Coexistence and Economic Opportunities
Room: Spring
Organization(s): Creative Associates, Youth Empowerment for Life-Ghana, and Fulani Youths Association of Ghana
This session will include perspectives of local organizations working in Ghana to promote peaceful coexistence and integration of the marginalized Fulbe youth into decision-making structures under the USAID/OTI Littorals Regional Initiative (LRI), implemented by Creative Associates. The Fulbe face discrimination, social exclusion, and frequent clashes with other ethnic groups, resulting in a vulnerable population that criminal groups could easily exploit. To address this, we partnered with Youth Empowerment for Life (YEFL-Ghana) and the Fulani Youth Association of Ghana (FUYAG), two Ghanaian civil society groups, to co-create and jointly implement a Fulbe youth leadership and mentorship program. The program identified and mobilized Fulbe youth for trauma healing, leadership, and conflict resolution training, followed by a two-week bootcamp to equip them with leadership, conflict resolution, advocacy, and civic engagement knowledge and skills. This program has not only improved the knowledge and capacity of Fulbe youth leaders on leadership, advocacy, and conflict resolution but has also empowered them to work together with other Fulbe and non-Fulbe interest groups/organizations to address common challenges and take initiatives on conflict resolution. The results have been promising.
Through their new regional FUYAG structures led by their elected officers, the Fulbe youth have engaged with other Fulbe and non-Fulbe community leaders to address community issues and foster peaceful co-existence and stability. Our approach is centered on empowering the youth to lead the change they want to see in their communities, thereby enhancing their voice and agency. Through this framework, we aim to strengthen their network, develop their soft skills, and empower them to be active leaders in the process.
Speakers:
Matthew Witting, Senior Project Director, Creative Associates
Jawol Vera Magan, Director, Youth Empowerment for Life-Ghana
How Systems Can Practice Youth Engagement to Advance Economic Opportunity, Social Equity, and a Healthy Environment
Room: Courtyard by Marriott
Organization(s): International Youth Foundation (IYF), Global Opportunity Youth Network, Aspen Institute, YMCA, Consortium Jeunesse Senegal
Imagine a world that values youth engagement as much as you do. Imagine a world that unequivocally demands that the experience, perspectives, and preferences of young people are considered in designing and delivering services and products to young people, in community development, policy making, and more. Join this session to learn how three youth initiatives are strengthening meaningful youth engagement and how you can too. We will present early findings from piloting youth engagement frameworks, including The Youth Friendly Standards, as tools and standards to hold practice authentic and measurable youth engagement.
Attendees will leave this session with:
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A framework and standards for understanding and practicing authentic youth engagement;
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An understanding of lessons learned; and
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A roadmap for how to strengthen youth engagement within your own organization, your partners, your funders, and other stakeholders.
Speakers:
Pia S. Campbell, Director, Strategy and Technical Services, International Youth Foundation and Youth Friendly Standards
Fatou Ba Ndiour, Program Director, Consortium Jeunesse Sénégal
Kathleen Elsig, Director, Global Partnerships, YMCA,
Anoushka Sinha, UN Next Gen Leader, Youth Friendly Standards
Green and Digital Horizons: Research and Results from Kenya
Room: Main Stage (Great Hall)
Organization(s): VSO International, Challenge Fund for Youth Employment, Serianu Limited, Palladium, and Mr. Green Trading Africa
Join us as we explore how green and digital skills converge to transform the employment landscape for youth. Backed by evidence, we will showcase effective program models and sector insights that emphasize the pivotal role youth and the private sector play in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
During this session, we will guide you through best practices for fostering youth-led research focused on skills and aspirations of the next generation. We'll spotlight strategies to secure co-financing from local private sector partners to create jobs at scale. Additionally, we will share forward-looking insights into the future of work, ensuring youth are well-equipped for the evolving landscape of green jobs.
Don't miss this opportunity to be part of discussions on youth-driven research, sustainable financing, and digital skill development that supports aspiring entrepreneurs and young talents to excel in a job market shaped by the transformative impacts of climate change.
Speakers:
Evans Otieno, Project Coordinator, VSO International
Clodagh Byrne, Resilience Lead, VSO International
Whitney Van Schyndel, Communication & Marketing Manager, Challenge Fund for Youth Employment
William Makatiani, CEO, Serianu Limited
Sonia Orwa, Kenya Country CEO, Mr. Green Trading Africa
Moderator:
Andrew Magunda, Country Lead, Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) Programme in Uganda, Palladium
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Youth-led Financial Solutions for Ethiopian Youth
Room: Ellsworth
Organization(s): Amref Health Africa
Come and learn how Amref’s innovative financial solution, a Youth-Led financial solution for Ethiopian Youth is changing Ethiopian youth lives in just short time. The session will respond to the ongoing research, policy formation, and strategies on addressing financial barriers primarily to lower- and middle-income countries. The audiences will learn from the innovative action taken by Kefeta, understand the process, success and challenges, and provide recommendations for inclusive finance policy and sustainability. The session will contribute to the global dialogue on sustainable financial inclusion in developing economies.
Speakers:
Rahel Kebede, Youth Empowerment Fund and Entrepreneurship Development Director, Amref Health Africa
Zelalem Belayneh, Social Grant and SACCO Advisor- Kefeta, Amref Health Africa
Genet Lemma, Senior Technical Director, Kefeta, Amref Health Africa
Chalachew Tiruneh, Chief of Party, USAID Integrated Youth Activity – Kefeta, Amref Health Africa
Practical Solutions for Fostering Systems Change through Program Design and Implementation
Room: Great Hall
Organization(s): Youth Systems Collaborative (YSC)
Calling all systems change practitioners! Whether you have extensive experience or are just starting to think about systems change, this session is for you. We’ll introduce the youth systems change framework and provide an opportunity to reflect on your youth programming and areas in you which might increase your focus to foster systemic and sustainable change. We’ll share research on different pathways to systems change and evidence of their effectiveness. There will be the opportunity for a deeper dive into practical tools and approaches to facilitate systems change. You’ll walk away with a new lens on your work and concrete ways to integrate systems thinking into it.
Speakers:
Magdalena Fulton, Director, Youth Development, IREX
Karla Yoder, Senior Youth Workforce Specialist, World Learning
Rachel Blum, Senior Technical Advisor, Youth Workforce Development, EDC
Thriving Futures: Unleashing Climate-Smart Economic Opportunities to Build Youth Resilience
Room: Spring
Organization(s): Chemonics International
Three Chemonics' global project staff members share three different ways to engage with youth to contribute to building resilient communities to combat climate change and build green economies by developing a mobile app to report witnessed conservation threats, building climate-smart agriculture equipment and developing an online portal for energy efficiency. These three initiatives include:
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Bangladesh Protibesh for conservation
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FtF Zimbabwe Fostering Agribusiness for resilience markets for climate smart agriculture
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Sri Lanka Energy for Energy
Speakers:
Matthew Mendis, Managing Director for Energy Practice, Chemonics International
Romeo Chinoda, M&E Officer, Chemonics International
Shuvra Dutta, Environmental Monitoring Assistant, Chemonics International
Green Futures: Empowering Youth for Eco-Resilience and Economic Opportunities
Room: Fenton
Organization(s): World Vision and Global Youth Alliance Network
Embark on a transformative journey exploring the findings of research conducted by Johns Hopkins University, which analyzes the effectiveness of Youth Ready interventions on youth agencies, education, entrepreneurship, and employment. Join us in a lively discussion on evidence-based strategies to empower youth, with a specific focus on those navigating contexts prone to fragility and gang violence in Latin America.
Speakers:
Lemlem Zeleke Kebede, Program Manager, World Vision Canada
Susantha Katukurunda, Economic and Market Development Technical Specialist, World Vision Canada
Tamara Ivonne Ramos Montaña, General Director, Global youth alliance
Debra Arline Carabali Cortez, Mental Health and Gender Coordinator, Global Youth Alliance Network
Adriano Avila Reyes, Training Coordinator, Global Youth Alliance Network
César Manuel Romero Botin, Youth Ready Program
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Networking Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Smart Regenerative and Profitable—How Youth Micro Retailers are Driving Both Profit and Climate Agenda
Room: Spring
Organization(s): Technoserve
Join us in exploring the intersection of profitability, regeneration, and environmental stewardship as we champion the role of youth micro-retailers in shaping a more sustainable and prosperous future.
Speakers:
Elsie Ngina Njoki, Program Manager, TechnoServe
Mary Ngechu, Founder, TakaTaka Ni Mali Foundation
Evance Abok, Project Manager, Takataka Ni Mali Foundation
Renata Sagatauske, Head of Community Impact Programs, EMEA and APAC, Moody’s
Building Opportunities and Resilience through Youth-led Job Creation and Climate-Friendly Livelihoods
Room: Fenton
Organization(s): CARE
The session will provide an overview of CARE’s work in green upskilling youth for on-farm and off-farm livelihood through climate resilient agriculture practices, and green skills development and solutions to climate risks. At the end of this session, participants will understand the conditions and opportunities for youth employment in off-farm skills and green solutions to environmental degradation, access to inputs, and income diversification.
Speakers:
Nalini Chugani, Director for Education Portfolio Design and Mobilization, CARE
Frantz Seide, Senior Technical Advisor, Youth and Livelihoods, CARE USA
Strategies for Incentivizing the Private Sector in TVET Skills Development
Room: Ellsworth
Organization(s): International Executive Service Corps (IESC)
The private sector is a powerful driver of youth employment, and a vital partner in creating new economic opportunities for youth. However, engaging businesses as equal investors in youth skill development can be a challenge. This session highlights how demand-driven approaches by the USAID Georgia Industry-led Skills Development Program have resulted in a more than $101 million in private sector co-investments offered in youth skill development, many of which are in employer identified jobs in the digital and green economies; effectively leveraging, localizing, and sustaining USG funding. This interactive session will engage participants to dive into the ‘how’ and ‘why’ businesses have been eager to co-invest in skills, sharing tools and approaches while eliciting participant’s own experiences.
Speakers:
John Lindsay, Practice Lead, Workforce, Entrepreneurship and Youth, IESC
Irina Tserodze, Private Sector Engagement Lead, IESC
Lana Chkhartishvili, Country Director, Skillwill Georgia
Girls Finding Financial Independence in Fragile Settings
Room: Great Hall
Organization(s): Mercy Corps
The intersection of vulnerabilities for female and male youth living in fragile settings presents unique challenges to supporting resilient economic opportunities. This session will feature learning from a recent external impact evaluation and dissect what program elements have been shown to be most impactful for creating resilient economic opportunities in the face of ongoing climate- and conflict-driven shocks.
Speakers:
Tom Kipruto, Research and Evidence Lead, Kenya, Mercy Corps
Esther Musa, Program Director—Girls Improving Resilience through Livelihoods, Mercy Corps
Abiose Haruna, Advisor Adolescent Girls and Young People, Mercy Corps
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
Transition/Break
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Beyond Capital: Using Gender-Inclusive Job Skills Training and Worker Cooperatives to Support Entrepreneurship
Room: Great Hall
Organization(s): Global Communities and Launch Girls
Join Global Communities and Launch Girls in a roundtable discussion to dive into tools and strategies that build enabling environments to engage and empower youth who have been historically marginalized from economic opportunities. We will delve into effective entrepreneurship training that develops professional skills through a gender lens, addressing unique challenges and inequalities faced by girls in the Global South in securing meaningful work. Additionally, Global Communities’ Cooperative Development Program “CLEAR+” will share the successes of worker cooperatives in creating opportunities for youth entrepreneurs living in Sub Saharan Africa to have supportive networks and sustainable income generation. Attendees can expect an inspiring conversation where we unpack success stories, showcase pioneering initiatives, and engage in dialogue to pave the way for inclusive, sustainable economic opportunities and enabling environments beyond capital.
Speakers:
Marissa Cardwell, Technical Advisor, Positive Youth Development and Human Trafficking Prevention Programs, Global Communities
Dorothy Tindi Sitati, Collaboration Learning and Adapting (CLA) Officer, Global Communities
Averil Spencer, Founder and CEO, Launch Girls
Enhancing Youth Economic Opportunities with Local Systems: A Locally Driven, Collective Action Model
Room: Courtyard Marriott
Organization(s): IREX, Tinada Youth Organization, SRI, and WISE
By 2030, it is estimated that there will be 1.3 billion youth (UN 2024), an estimated 16% of the world’s population. However, economic opportunities remain limited, and with increasing economic shocks and stressors, rising inflation, civic unrest, the future of youth looks bleak. There has been consensus on developing locally-driven solutions as a high potential route to sustainable development that is contextually relevant and meets community needs, such as insufficient economic opportunities for youth. However, more is known about “the why” than “the how” of driving locally led, youth-driven solutions. In this session, we will:
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Share a background to the Youth Excel ICON model
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Share evidence from local youth implementers on how this ICON has brought together local actors in Kisumu, Kenya to collectively tackle issues on youth economic opportunities. These range from advocating for youth policy reforms, to providing accessible finance for women and PWDs and increasing market relevance of vocational training and education
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Share our top lessons and considerations for practitioners based on our close to three years implementing this model
Speakers:
James Karongo, Regional Program Officer, Youth Excel, IREX
Arthur Onyango, Partnerships and Advocacy Officer, Tinada Youth Organization
Sharon Adhiambo, Head of Programs, Women in Sustainable Enterprise (WISE) Kenya
James Odhiambo, Project Coordinator, Sustainable Rural Initiatives (SRI) Kenya
Cultivating Futures: Strategies for Youth Economic Empowerment in Thin and Fragile Agricultural Markets
Room: Ellsworth
Organization(s): Tanager International and ACDI/VOCA
Join us as we address a common challenge in youth economic opportunities – transitioning youth in agriculture from low wage, informal work to decent work. Moreover, how do we do this in conflict-affected and thin markets, where the private sector is non-existent or nascent, and the operating context is constantly shifting? Reflecting on a decade of work in Burkina Faso, we will unpack the successful approaches, learning, and challenges we’ve encountered as we seek to make our youth economic opportunities work more systemic. Using examples from projects funded by the Dutch Embassy and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, we will touch on approaches to professionalizing informal occupations within agri-food systems, innovative partner engagement, communication strategies for outreach and behavior change, and last-mile delivery models. Learn from our experiences, including pitfalls and ongoing challenges, and how learning and adaptation has been crucial in managing risks and seizing opportunities for impactful results.
Speakers:
Mary Kate Cartmill, Associate Manager, Tanager International
Elodie Ouelo, Project Coordinator, Tanager International
Greening the Next Generation: Empowering Youth with Green Life Skills for Sustainable Futures
Room: Spring
Organization(s): Plan International Netherlands
Join us for an interactive journey towards empowering youth in driving the green economy! Our breakout session promises active engagement and immersive learning, unveiling key insights and tools from Plan International Netherlands.
Starting with a dynamic introduction, we will showcase compelling data on the significance of Green Life Skills, drawing from Plan International’s global survey on young people and Green Skills and our Green Skills and Green Jobs Package.
Transitioning into a World Café format, you will rotate through three interactive tables:
1. Explore the Green Life Skills Curriculum package firsthand
2. Experience our gamified Green Life Skills in the Hope Town Hero App
3. Hear firsthand learnings and testimonials from our Green Entrepreneurship Projects in Colombia and Ecuador
Concluding with a concise recap, we'll summarize key findings and provide valuable resources, igniting our shared journey towards a sustainable future. Join us in empowering youth and Greening the Next Generation!
Speakers:
Marieke Keulen, Senior Institutional and Business Partnerships Officer, Plan International Netherlands
Adam Shreeve, Program Manager, Plan International
Ana Maria Peña, Senior Youth Economic Empowerment Advisor, Plan International Netherlands
What Youth-Led and Youth-Serving Organizations Need to Know to Benefit from the Localization Movement
Room: Fenton
Organization(s): Youth Alive
In October 2022, Youth Alive Uganda because a beneficiary of the localization agenda by USAID and became a prime recipient of a direct grant from USAID. This journey had started two years before where the organization was prepared and intentionally supported to take lead in developing actions that lead to sustainable solutions in Uganda. This support included, support in institutional policy review and development, capacity building of the board and staff informed by the organization capacity assessment (NUPAS), and a series of follow up visits to check progress of implementation. During this breakout session therefore, Youth Alive Uganda will be sharing her experience on this journey especially on the kind of support required by youth led and serving organizations in developing countries in Uganda to involve themselves and benefit from the localization movement and take charge of shaping the development agenda. This session will also share strategies that can be implemented by youth led and serving organizations to become institutionally and financially self reliant and reduce dependency on donor funds.
Speakers:
James Byarugaba, Executive Director, Youth Alive Uganda
Jude Okongo, Chief of Party, USAID OVC Northwest Activity, Youth Alive Uganda
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Transition/Break
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Closing Plenary: Building Pathways: Catalyzing Youth Economic Opportunities With and For Refugees
Room: Main Stage (Great Hall)
Organization(s): Conrad Hilton Foundation, Building Markets, and World University Service of Canada
Over 110 million people globally have been forcefully displaced due to war and armed conflicts, human rights violations and climate change. Over 60% of these refugees continue to face limited access to formal employment due to countries’ restrictive policies, limited skills development opportunities, inadequate access to financial services and markets for their products. Young people constitute a significant proportion of this demographic and continue to face these challenges as they strive to build their livelihood pathways.
Considering this, this plenary will bring together actors working towards catalyzing youth economic opportunities with and for young refugees to share their perspectives. It will delve into the strategies and evidence-based programming for accelerating young refugees' access to livelihoods, the existing bottlenecks, and policy and advocacy efforts required to change the status quo.
Speakers:
Lauren Post Thomas, Senior Advocacy Officer, Refugees and Safe Water, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Solange Ingabire, UNHCR Young Champion and Member of the Youth Advisory Committee for the Displaced and Refugee Youth Enabling Environment Mechanism (DREEM) project, Mastercard Foundation and the World University Service of Canada
Elizabeth Brown, Head of Partnerships, Building Markets
Bior Ajak, Youth Advisory Committee Member, WUSC DREEM Project
Moderator:
Janice Bothello, Country Director, Kenya at World University Services of Canada