THE PRESIDENT SAGE AFRICA SET TO SPEAK AT THE 2015 CHILD AND YOUTH FINANCE INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL MEETING FOR AFRICA IN GHANA.

The President SAGE Africa ,Mr.Agwu Amogu will be speaking  at the 4th Child & Youth  Finance International (CYFI) Regional Meeting for Africa along side with His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, the President of the Republic of Ghana who is expected to deliver the keynote address and inaugurate the Meeting schedule to take place in Ghana at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) on November 24,2015.

Agwu Amogu  will be speaking  on “Financing Youth Enterprises through Innovative Practices & Corporate Social Responsibility” on Wednesday, November 25, 2015.

The 4th CYFI Regional Meeting for Africa will bring together Africa’s leading experts, policy makers,business leaders, educators, young entrepreneurs and financial services providers to define critical issues inhibiting the socio-economic empowerment of young people and to identify innovative practices in addressing youth financial exclusion, unemployment as well as financial illiteracy.

The Youth Summit

The Meeting will be preceded by a Youth Summit on November 23, 2015. This Summit will 

focus mainly on creating an enabling environment for the growth of youth enterprises. It will 

involve workshops and plenary sessions that will define specific challenges to young 

entrepreneurs in Africa, and identify innovative practices that can help address these challenges.

Around 100 youngsters are expected to attend the Youth Summit. The will be made up of:

• Young entrepreneurs from the region

• Members of the CYFI Youth Entrepreneurship (Ye!) Community

• Alumni participants from previous CYFI Global Youth Summits and Regional Youth Meetings for Africa

• Youngsters actively furthering financial education and inclusion in their respective countries

• Representatives of youth organizations in the region

Ye! Pitching Event

The Meeting will see the launch of Ye! Community in Africa. The Ye! Community is CYFI´s 

global platform for youth entrepreneurs aged between 16 and 30 years. It provides a gallery of 

country guides, an online community for young entrepreneurs to connect, a coaching program 

to pair entrepreneurs with experienced professionals, and funding opportunities. An integral 

part of this year´s meeting will be Ye! Pitching Event for young entrepreneurs. Eight young 

entrepreneurs will be given the opportunity to market their businesses to potential investors, financial service providers and business leaders.

Attendees

The Meeting will welcome senior and high-ranking members from the following types of institutions:

• Financial authorities (national, regional, international)

• Financial institutions (global & local)

• Financial education service providers

• Governmental sector representatives (including Ministries of Finance and Education)

• Large corporations

• Foundations

• Leading researchers in the fields of financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and financial literacy

• Media Experts

• Technology Experts

• Multilateral and bilateral agencies

• Civil Society Organizations

• Public personalities

Program Themes

The 4th Child & Youth Finance Regional Meeting for Africa will reflect this global call for action. To achieve its objectives and expected outcomes the Meeting is structured around three main themes: Innovate, Act, Impact!

• Innovate (November 23): Experience-sharing sessions initiated by partners, stakeholders and other experts to share best practices and learn from innovations across global sectors in the field of financial inclusion and Economic Citizenship Education.

• Act (November 23 and 24): Demonstrate new concrete projects which can be implemented, replicated and taken to scale.

• Impact (November 24): Create national and regional specific action plans to facilitate the economic citizenship ecosystem and shape a regional outreach plan for 2016 and beyond

  

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