Executive Summary Youth across the globe are driving innovative solutions to pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. However, many young innovators and aspiring social entrepreneurs lack access to mentorship, technical support, seed funding, and enabling ecosystems to turn ideas … [Read more...] about A Sample Grant Proposal on “Innovation Labs for Youth-Led Social Enterprises”
A Sample Grant Proposal on “Factors Contributing to Youth Unemployment in African Countries ”
Executive Summary Youth unemployment remains one of the most pressing socio-economic challenges facing African countries. With more than 60% of the continent’s population under the age of 25, Africa has the world’s youngest demographic structure. However, despite this demographic advantage, … [Read more...] about A Sample Grant Proposal on “Factors Contributing to Youth Unemployment in African Countries ”
A Sample Grant Proposal on “Tackling Youth Job-Market Mismatch in 2025”
Executive Summary Across the world, youth unemployment remains alarmingly high despite the rapid expansion of industries such as digital services, healthcare, green technology, and advanced manufacturing. This gap highlights a persistent job-market mismatch, where young people possess … [Read more...] about A Sample Grant Proposal on “Tackling Youth Job-Market Mismatch in 2025”
A Sample Grant Proposal on “Youth Innovation Labs for Social Change”
In today's rapidly evolving world, young people are often at the forefront of social change. They possess unique perspectives and innovative ideas that can address pressing societal issues. Youth Innovation Labs for Social Change aim to harness this potential by providing a structured environment … [Read more...] about A Sample Grant Proposal on “Youth Innovation Labs for Social Change”
The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2015
Deadline: 5 October 2015 Making Cents International is inviting youths for The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2015 in order to provide a demand-driven Knowledge Management (KM) platform to build the capacity of positive youth development stakeholders worldwide to design, implement, and … [Read more...] about The Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit 2015
European Funding for building Skills and increasing Employment in Low-Income Countries
Under the 'Investing in People: Education; Knowledge and Skills,' the European Commission (EC) has issued a call for proposals for “Developing Technical and Vocational Education and Training Methodologies and Services for the Informal Economy.” EC’s Technical and vocational education and training … [Read more...] about European Funding for building Skills and increasing Employment in Low-Income Countries
More US Funding for NGOs in the Middle East and North Africa
The Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (NEA/PI), Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the US Department of State has announced an open competition for foreign and US-based NGOs under the “Youth Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa Program Announcement.” The program will … [Read more...] about More US Funding for NGOs in the Middle East and North Africa
733 Proposals for the African Diaspora Marketplace
The African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM) is a unique initiative of involving the African Diaspora community in the United States for the improvement of the economic conditions of the poor people in Africa. Recently, a lot of focus in the international development arena has been on remittances and the … [Read more...] about 733 Proposals for the African Diaspora Marketplace






