MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Hosts the 2010 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference in Washington, DC, USA, September 15

Event Name: 2010 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference

Event Date: September 15 – September 16, 2010

Event Location: The Inter-American Development Bank Conference Center, Washington, DC, USA

Event Website: http://www.youthenterpriseconference.org/

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Cost: Presenter Registration (after presenters selected on September 10, 2010): USD 425 per registrant

Regular Registration (April 2, 2010 – July 31, 2010): USD 550 per registrant

Late Registration (August 1, 2010 – September 10, 2010): USD 595 per registrant

Summary of Event: Making Cents International is aiming, through this conference, to convene practitioners, donors, educators, researchers, policymakers, youth entrepreneurs and other partners in youth enterprise, employment and livelihoods development. The course of events will include networking, exploring strategies to successfully partner with the private sector (including multinational corporations, small businesses and microfinance institutions) and learning from innovators in the industry.

Background on Organizer: Founded in 1999, Making Cents International is focused building the youth microenterprise sector. Through the organization of learning opportunities and networks, Making Cents intends to inspire youth, practitioners, policy makers and funders to more effectively share and develop partnerships, programs and policies that support youth entrepreneurs. The organization focuses on providing a demand-driven and participatory learning space where members of all sectors can share information of programs, methodologies, strategies and tools; network to build partnerships; gain new technical capacity; and help build the youth enterprise, employment and livelihoods development field.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics: The 2010 conference is being structured around five functional tracks. Track 1: Youth Enterprise Development; Track 2: Workforce Development; Track 3: Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment; Track 4: Youth-Inclusive Financial Services & Financial Capabilities; Track 5: Adolescent Girls & Young Women

Who Is Invited to Attend: Everyone

About the Presenters: A complete list of speakers has not yet been released.

Online Registration Address:

http://www.youthenterpriseconference.org/registration.asp

For additional information, you may contact:

Contact Name: Whitney Harrelson, Conference Director

Telephone: + 1 202-783-4090

Email: whitney@makingcents.com

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