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MICROFINANCE EVENT: Making Cents International Hosts the 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference in Washington, DC, September 7 – September 9, 2011

Event Name: 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference

Event Date: September 7 – September 9, 2011

Event Location: the National Convention Center, Washington, DC

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Cost: The fee to attend is USD 650 for registrations received before June 24, 2011. Registrations received between June 24, 2011 and August 19, 2011; pay a fee of USD 695.

Summary of Event: The goal of this conference is to convene practitioners, donors, educators, researchers, policymakers, youth entrepreneurs and other partners in youth enterprise, employment and livelihoods development. The schedule 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. By organizing 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 learning space where members of all sectors can share information on programs, 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 conference will offer 25 breakout sessions with topics in five focus areas: workforce development; financial services and literacy; enterprise development; adolescent girls and young women; and monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment.

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

For additional information, you may contact Whitney Harrelson, Conference Director by telephone at: + 1 202-783-4091 or by email at: whitney@makingcents.com

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events

By: Alexandra Pattee, Research Associate

Sources and Resources:

[1] Making Cents International Press Release, “Workshop Sessions Announced – 2011 Global Youth Economic Opportunities Conference”, Submitted directly to MicroCapital

[2] MicroCapital.org Article, March 11, 2011, “2011 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference Hosted by Making Cents International (MCI) Calls for Proposals”, https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-2011-global-youth-enterprise-livelihoods-development-conference-hosted-by-making-cents-international-mci-calls-for-proposals/

MicroCapital Article, April 20, 2010, “Making Cents International Hosts the 2010 Global Youth Enterprise & Livelihoods Development Conference in Washington, DC, USA, September 15 – 16, 2010″, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-making-cents-international-hosts-the-2010-global-youth-enterprise-livelihoods-development-conference-in-washington-dc-usa-september-15-–-16-2010/

MicroCapital Article, July 26, 2010, “Making Cents International Launches Youth-Inclusive Financial Services Linkage Program“ https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-making-cents-international-launches-youth-inclusive-financial-services-linkage-program/

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

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