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Corporate Citizenship
The Role of the Private
Sector in EntrepreneurshipDevelopment
Jeffrey Avina
Citizenship & Community Affairs Director,
Middle East and Africa
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1 in 4Youth are part of th
"working poor"
2xYouth vs. adultunemployment
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OpportunityImagined:
Opportunity Realiz
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YouthSpark: Be the Spark of ChangeEmpower Youth to change their World
Creating Opportunities for 300 Million Youth in 3 Y
YouthSpark brings together an arrayof global Microsoft programs that:
empower young people withaccess to technology and abetter education
inspire young people to
imagine the opportunities theyhave to realize their potential
help young people find a job orstart their own business.
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Empower: Transforming Education & ExpandingDigital Inclusion
Donations to youth nonprofitsPartnering with nonprofit organizations to
support basic technology skills training andprograms that help youth pursue tangibleopportunities
Office365 for students and teachers
Provides ready access to technology toolsthat power learning and collaboration: email,instant messaging, group video and voicechat, and online document services
Partners in LearningProvides professional development togovernment officials, school leaders andeducators to help students develop 21stcentury skills
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Imagine: Unleashing Future Innovators
DreamSpark
Free access to designer and developer toolshelps advance the learning and teaching ofkey technical skills at a critical time in astudents development
Imagine CupThe worlds premier youth technology
competition provides an opportunity forstudents to develop technical solutions forsome of the worlds toughest problems
Innovate for GoodA global online community to bring youngpeople together to drive social change in
their communities
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Realize: Increasing Employability &Entrepreneurship
BizSparkFree software development tools andconnections with key industry playersjumpstart young entrepreneurs
Students to BusinessThis program provides a direct path for
qualified university students to gain jobs orinternships in the technology industry
Give for YouthOnline micro-giving site to exponentiallyincrease giving for youth causes around
the world
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FY13 Big Bets
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Employability Portal
www.masrworks.com
Catalyze employment skills
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Entry Guidance Employability
Web& MobilePortals
CareerEntrepreneur
ship &development
Centers
Tamheed
SelfAwareness
Connectionsupport
Training, E-LearningMentor Support &
Networking
Virtual WExperience P
Physical Inte
S
Employability Portal Pathway
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Connecting the dots
MobileBasic GSM enabled platformdeveloped with local telcosconnecting the unconnected tolearning and opportuntity
Physical Services Career Advisory Services
Training
Digital Literacy
Entrepreneurship support
WebRegional platform bringing togetherpersonalized online resources
400+ eLearning courses
Language assessment +certification
Personalized Aptitude
assessment and guidance Mentors
Strong LocalPartnerships Universities
Government
Civil Society
Private Sector
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Build YourBusinessFoster entrepreneurship skills
A curriculum for micro and small enterprisesto help promote skills training and createnew businesses
Blended learning approach (facilitator-ledclasses & practical sessions)
Modules include: market research, businessplanning, marketing, accounting,governance and ethical business practices.
Content includes: DVD tutorials, video casestudies, interactive practice exercises,educational games, business documenttemplates, Microsoft Digital LiteracyCurricula and lesson plans
Free access in English, French and Arabic In partnership with IYF, Manpower,
Stellenbosch University, and Enablis
We are seeing a newfound life of entrepreneurism acros
BYB will give entrepreneurs the best start, helping them their business strategy and compete in the marketplace.Faramawy, Corporate Vice President, MEA
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Build Your Business:Entrepreneur learning pathway
MicrosoftDigital Literacytraining and
Certification
Build YourBusinessDevelopmentTraining Course
Eligibility forHardwarediscounts e.g.
Hewlett Packardand/or IT trainingdiscounts i.e.Microsoft.
Candidates streameappropriate platformsuch as:
1. BizSpark and S2
2. Donor driven mic
finance/industry granprograms
3. Access to onlineentrepreneurship ne
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Build Your Business: curriculum outlineModule Content1. Shaping my destiny Assessing various employment pathways
Personal skills and experience assessmentCreating my own employment future
2. Creating my business Generating business ideasHow to identify a viable idea
3. Exploring the market How can I document a current Unmet needLooking at strong business ideas and case studies
4. Determining financial risks & goals Is my business idea f inancially feasible
5. Developing something to sell How can I develop a suitable product or service?
6. Researching the market How can I find out if there is a market?
7. Making the sale How can I improve my sales skills?8. Reaching potential customers How can I reach my market?
9. Managing my business How can I organize myself and who else do I need to help with initial and long-term success?
10. Managing my finances How can I tell if I am making profit?
11. Obtaining and developing my
workforceHow can I effectively hire, develop and manage employees?
12. Financing my business Where and how can I obtain start-up capital for my business?
13. Planning for the unexpected How can I plan for the future and ensure my business is making money?
14. Expanding my business How might I further expand my business?
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Imagine CupImagine Cup is the nations premier student technology competition, which givpeoplethe power to use creativity to make a positive impact on the world we live in.
Imagine Cup offers more than $300,000 inprizes, opening the door with three bigcompetitions:
Make the next great game and letpeople playing it on console, PC,phone, slate wherever people playgames.
Reinvent social networks. Transformonline shopping. Experience music ina new way. Do something amazingwith GPS.
Make an app that could changesomeones life. Pick your cause: theenvironment, education, health, youname it. Use technology as an agent
of change.
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Enabling Youth for Employability through Education aDigital Literacy, Pakistan
Equipping youth to access
opportunitiesThe project aims at giving young people threal qualifications they need in the modernworkplace. That includes doing much morto support vocational and practical skillstraining and offering young people vitalexperience of the world of work.
the project is run in partnership with localauthorities, charities, social enterprises anprivate sector organizations to provide thecoordinated services young people most arisk of unemployment and need to get a jo
Impact over 1,000,000 people
With over $100,000 Investment
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