MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International to Host Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, September 10-12, 2013, Washington, DC, US

Event Name: 2013 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference

Event Date: September 10-12, 2013

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

Cost: The cost per person is USD 675 before June 28, 2013, and USD 695 after that date. The cost for presenters is USD 595.

Summary of Event: The conference is described by its organizer, Making Cents International, as a “knowledge exchange and partnership building initiative to improve the impact, scale and sustainability of youth economic opportunity programming.” The themes of technology and rural youth will be discussed in terms of five topics: workforce development; youth-inclusive financial services and financial capabilities; adolescent girls and young women; monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment; and youth enterprise development.

Background on Organizer(s):
Founded in 1999, Making Cents International is a US-based nonprofit social services organization focused on 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 intends to provide a demand-driven and participatory learning space where members of all sectors can share information on 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 Website: http://www.youtheconomicopportunities.org/conference/

For additional information, you may email conference[at]makingcents.com or call + 1 202 783 4090.

By Nicole Boyd, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

Making Cents International. “2013 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference,” http://www.youtheconomicopportunities.org/conference/

MicroCapital. February 16, 2012, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Hosts 2012 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference, September 11-13, 2012, Inter-American Development Bank’s Conference Center, Washington, DC,” https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-making-cents-international-hosts-2012-global-youth-economic-opportunities-conference-september-11-13-2012-inter-american-development-banks-conference-center-washington/

MicroCapital. July 13, 2011, “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Hosts the 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference in Washington, DC, September 7 – September 9, 2011,”
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-making-cents-international-hosts-the-2011-global-youth-economic-opportunities-conference-in-washington-dc-september-7-%e2%80%93-september-9-2011/

MicroCapital Universe Profile: Making Cents International https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Making+Cents+International

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