STATE OF THE FIELD IN YOUTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Annexes
2012 State of the Field in Youth Economic Opportunities
10:45 – 12:15 pm Track 2: Financial Services and Capabilities
Designing Integrated Services for Youth: Applying Market Research Findings to Product
Adaptations
Presenters:
Mr. Mamadou Diallo, Regional Manager, West Africa, Freedom from Hunger (Mali)
Ms. Sonmani Choudhary, Analyst, MicroSave (India)
Mr. Frans Purnama, Country Microfinance Advisor, Plan Indonesia (Indonesia)
Ms. Rosanna Ramirez, Director, Youth Microfinance (USA)
Session Description:
By examining a variety of services and the lessons learned to date, this session will guide
you to analyze projects that offer both financial services and financial education intended
to increase the capacity of youth to build assets and prepare for the future. Using Plan
Indonesia’s youth-friendly market research findings and Freedom from Hunger’s existing
service offerings in Ecuador and Mali, you will work with session participants to determine
how certain services could be adapted to your local context. You will draw conclusion on
which design elements and delivery mechanisms for integrated services work best to reach
your target population.
Track 3: Enterprise Development
From Local to National: Effective Approaches for Engaging Governments in Support of
Youth Enterprise Development
Presenters:
Ms. Irene Mutumba, Founder, Private Education Development Network (PEDN) (Uganda)
Ms. Valerie Meza de Leon, Program Manager, Latin America, Aflatoun (The Netherlands)
Mr. Eric Glustrom, Executive Director, Educate! (Uganda)
Session Description:
Local and national governments can play a key role in bringing youth enterprise
development programming to scale. Learn how Aflatoun has worked with governments
around the world to incorporate social and financial education into formal school systems.
Engage in a live case study with the Private Education Development Network (PEDN) on
how PEDN successfully worked with Uganda’s Ministry of Education to integrate Aflatoun’s
program into 22 schools. You’ll then interact with Educate!, which has worked with the UN’s
International Labour Organization and Uganda’s National Curriculum Development Center
to incorporate social entrepreneurship education into Uganda’s national curriculum. You’ll fill
your pockets with concrete “how to’s” on building effective government partnerships.
Track 4: Adolescent Girls and Young Women
How to Design Integrated Programs that Lead to Nutrition and Economic Outcomes for
Young Female Caregivers
Presenters:
Ms. Catherine Bohen, Senior Manager and Nutrition Advisor, Chemonics International (USA)
Mr. Fernando Maldonado, Senior Specialist, Enterprise and Capacity Building, Making Cents
International (USA)
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