Making Cents International is inviting youths for The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2015 in order to provide a demand-driven Knowledge Management (KM) platform to build the capacity of positive youth development stakeholders worldwide to design, implement, and evaluate high-impact youth economic opportunity programs, policies, and partnerships.
Participants will be offered an interactive session on exposure to the theory and practice of human-centered design (HCD) and design thinking methodologies. They will get through exercises to expose the most critical unmet needs and behavioral patterns of unemployed youth, generate fresh ideas using lateral thinking methods, and conceptualize solutions that are innovative and market-viable..
The platform anchors five interconnected and mutually supporting activities:
- Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit
- Meeting of Funders
- Communities of Practice & Learning Products
- Webinars
- Online Learning Hub.
Theme of the Summit: Scale in Practice
“Scale in Practice” is the theme of the 2015 Summit composed of five technical tracks:
- Workforce Development
- Enterprise Development
- Financial Inclusions
- Gender
- Monitoring and Evaluation
Eligibility: Applicants from any country are eligible to apply for the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2015.
