The Commonwealth Youth Council is calling for nomination of youth participants to the Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Forum. Two representative from each Commonwealth country. National Youth-led organizations are invited to nominate participants.
The Commonwealth Youth Enterprise Forum will be held five times a year. Each forum will be centred on the annual Commonwealth theme and will cover a variety of different sectors. The Youth Enterprise Forums will be timed and geographically situated to coincide with major Commonwealth events and to be relevant to the ministerial meetings in any of the 53 countries of the Commonwealth.
The forum will create an environment where it is possible to explore new methods of raising finance, new approaches to doing business and to forge relationships between the youth of Commonwealth member States that will stand the test of time over many years to come. Today’s entrepreneurial youth are tomorrow’s business leaders and to that end the CBAC Youth Enterprises Forum will assist them in becoming leaders who will make the Commonwealth an economic community that is stronger and safer for all of its citizens.
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants are expected to demonstrate qualities needed to take full advantage of this opportunity, including the level business sophistication needed to interact effectively with other business leaders attending the youth forum.
- You need to be under 35 years and your organization should be a member of, or affiliated to Commonwealth Youth Council. Young people- from businesses, National Youth Councils, students unions, policy makers ,employability skills providers, leaders from the education and public sector, academics, NGOs, young activist and leaders.
DEADLINE: 28th May, 2014
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