NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Lise Paaskesen is the founder and owner of Lise Consultancy and has worked as an independent consultant, specializing in youth participation since March 2013. Lise’s focus is to support organizations and institutions in providing improved services/programs/projects in favour of youth empowerment and development. She does this by working with youth to determine their needs and wants and by, for research and evaluation purposes, where the challenges lie and what the opportunities may be. Using this information to encourage change within or changes in organisational strategies in support of youth. She has worked with the World Savings and Retail Banking Institute (WSBI) for the past six years on improving financial inclusion and understanding the youth market segments in Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda.