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Digital Platforms: The Virtual Classrooms That Transform India’s Youth into Productive Workers
India is one of the youngest societies in the world, with people aged 15-24 making up a third of the population. That's why the country's economic growth will depend on youth becoming productive workers, says Sreelakshmi Ramachandran at Ola Mobility Institute. As we celebrate World Youth Skills Day, she explores how digital platforms are upskilling young workers and easing their transition to employment.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Africa’s COVID-19 Moment: How Youth Startups Are Addressing the Pandemic – And What They Need to Reach the Next Level
Sub-Saharan Africa is home to a young and increasingly entrepreneurial population. As Ahunna Eziakonwa at UNDP and Eleni Gabre-Madhin at blueMoon explain, many youth-led African startups are repurposing their businesses or launching new operations to address COVID-19. They profile some of these young innovators, and lay out four ways the global development community can support them.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship, Investing
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From Student to Entrepreneur: 18 Tips for Starting a Career in Social Impact
Each year, hundreds (if not thousands) of engaged students eagerly learn the art of social change. But does a career in social impact really begin in the classroom, or out in the “real world?” Long-term social entrepreneur Ken Banks shares a few of the lessons he has learned in practice, which could help students and others start their careers in social innovation.
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- Entrepreneurship
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Malaysian Social Enterprise Teaches the Needy How to Be Entrepreneurs Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
PSC is a Malaysian social enterprise that aims to equalise financial capacity for marginalised communities, with the hopes of enabling them to have better livelihoods and teams up with welfare departments and NGOs to identify participants.
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- Coronavirus, Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Remote Business Coaching Made Sense Even Before COVID-19 – Now it’s a Necessity
The coronavirus is forcing us all to do things differently. But as Donna Rosa argues, in some cases that may be a good thing. For instance, microenterprises in low-income countries have long needed basic business management skills, yet the development sector has often failed to deliver this training effectively. Now, as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes many interactions online, she argues that it’s time to increase the focus on distance coaching for these small businesses.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Entrepreneurship
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- business education, edtech
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Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Fund, Facebook to Train Female Entrepreneurs in the UAE
A thousand female entrepreneurs will be trained under this initiative.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- North Africa & Near East
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Press Release: Microfinance Provider Esperanza Selects EdApp to Help Educate in the Dominican Republic
Esperanza, in partnership with MoveUp, has announced the deployment of EdApp to transform the way their not-for-profit organisation workforce engages in business training and social support.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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- Latin America
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Universities Must Teach Their Budding Scientists Entrepreneurship
As Africa continues to develop, there will be growing demand for experts who can address its social and economic needs. According to professors Karl Kunert and Christopher Cullis, the region's budding scientists can help meet that demand by acquiring business-oriented skills - but these skills aren’t usually part of their training. They explore the benefits of teaching students to turn scientific innovations into business opportunities, and the key role universities can play.
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- Education, Entrepreneurship
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