TAG ARCHIVES: INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ESSAY CONTEST

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Led by

Youth
Posted on 15 November, 2013 by Maiko Nakagaki

Theres much buzz around the world these days about harnessing the potential of youth
to ignite future economic growth and development. As societys most idealistic group,
they are full of energy and new ideas to start a new venture or challenge the status quo.
Yet youth, more often than adults, face myriad of challenges to becoming
entrepreneurs.
In this weeks Economic Reform Feature Service article, three winners from CIPEs 2012
International Youth Essay Competition in the Entrepreneurship and Innovationcategory,
explore various topics about youth entrepreneurship, including: what barriers do young
entrepreneurs in their countries face in translating their ideas into products and
services? How do young entrepreneurs foster new ways of acting and thinking?

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Update on CIPEs 2012 Youth Essay

Competition
Posted on 28 January, 2013 by Maiko Nakagaki

Thank you for everyone who participated in CIPEs 2012 Youth Essay Competition!
We received over 330 submissions from more than 60 countries, including Democratic
Republic of Congo, Egypt, Kazakhstan, and Zimbabwe. It is truly inspiring to read about
personal struggles and accomplishments of so many young entrepreneurs around the
world.
The essays are currently being reviewed by a panel of international judges with
experiences in youth empowerment and entrepreneurship. They are:

Arpita Nepal, Samriddhi (The Prosperity Foundation)

Brent Ruth, Program Officer, CIPE

David Shelby, US Department of State

Dipanwita Das, Atlas Corps

Frank Brown, Program Officer, CIPE

Roberto Urbieta, Director, Fundacion Paraguaya

Ruslan Stefanov, Director, Center for Study of Democracy, Bulgaria

Seif El Khawanky, Program Officer, CIPE Egypt
Waqas Masud, former Chairman of Youth Committee at the Islamabad Chamber
of Commerce and Industry

The winners will be announced in February 2013, so stay tuned!!

Maiko Nakagaki is Program Officer for Global Programs at CIPE.
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The Role of Youth in Anti-Corruption

Posted on 30 November, 2012 by Maiko Nakagaki

This weeks Economic Reform Feature Service articles highlight the final two winning
essays from CIPEs 2011 International Youth Essay Competition. Riska Mirzalina and
Ruth Nyambura, the second and third place winners respectively in
the Corruption category, discuss how youth in their countries can engage in anticorruption movements and advocacy to change the status quo.
In Riska Mirzalinas The Cost of Corruptions: A Tale from Indonesia she points out that:

While Indonesia is a land of abundant resources, corruption prevents the country

as a whole from benefiting from them.

The change from a centralized government to a decentralized government has

not had the desired affect and has actually provided more opportunities and
alternate paths for people to participate in corruption.

Entrepreneurs, businesses, and associations must unify in their effort against

corruption and bribery. The cost of not doing so is increased poverty, human
suffering, and underdevelopment.

In Ruth Nyamburas Generation Now, she talks about how:

A large percentage of Kenyas GDP is used to repay foreign aid. Much of the
foreign aid is lost or misappropriated due to corruption.

Kitu kidogo is a Kiswahili euphemism for a bribe. Bribes are pervasive in all
facets of Kenyan life. As a result many entrepreneurs are choosing to leave the
country, which has a negative effect on Kenyan society as a whole.

The new generation will bear the brunt of corruption. Therefore the youth should
refuse any form of corrupt practices including cronyism, nepotism and tribalism.

By utilizing technology and adopting social media platforms the youth can fight
corruption.