The Commonwealth Youth Programme Asia Centre, Commonwealth Secretariat in collaboration with The Young Indians of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized a two day Envisioning Workshop in New Delhi on November 15-16, at the end of which the Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE) was launched. The initiative followed the mandate given by the …

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The Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAAYE), formed in November 2011 with the joint initiative of the Commonwealth Youth Programme-Asia Centre and CII’s Young Indians had its mid-term Interim Review meeting and Leadership Assembly in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on July 13 & 14, 2012. Dr Rahul Mirchandani, Founder Chairman of CAAYE & Past National Chairman, …

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First Commonwealth-Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs Summit Building an Entrepreneur Eco-system CII’s Young Indians Invites Entrepreneurs from India and Asia to The First CAAYE Summit in Mumbai December 2012 CII’s Young Indians has begun the process of identifying the best young entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth-Asia nations to attend the flagship CAAYE Young Entrepreneur Summit scheduled …

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Young entrepreneurs across East Africa have formed a regional coalition of youth business organisations. It is called the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-East Africa and includes 15 organisations from six countries: Kenya, Mauritius, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania and Uganda. The Alliance will encourage young people to start their own businesses, develop their enterprise skills and tackle …

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Youth entrepreneurship can help people realise their potential and drive Africa’s transformation, writes Collins Kimaro, a Correspondent from Tanzania. “What Africa becomes tomorrow depends on how it harnesses the potential of young people today,” said Eric Shitindi, Permanent Secretary of the United Republic of Tanzania, as he officially opened a technical workshop on youth entrepreneurship, …

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By Martin Chemhere For most youth-owned businesses in the Commonwealth Southern African community, access to finance, a united voice to seek support together, ease of doing business amongst the respective countries, are still challenging and bureaucratic. Compounding this outlook is a shortage of accelerator or incubation initiatives necessary to enable specific trade amongst the member countries. …

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The Commonwealth Secretariat is bringing together young entrepreneurs from across West Africa with the intent of setting up a new regional youth alliance, writes Musa Temidayo, a young Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. Never have I been more convinced about the importance of creating a supportive and thriving ecosystem for young entrepreneurs, and a …

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The Commonwealth Secretariat is bringing together young entrepreneurs from across West Africa with the intent of setting up a new regional youth alliance, writes Timi Olagunju, a young Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. From October 25-27, 2016, young entrepreneurs from the Commonwealth countries of Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, …

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The Commonwealth Secretariat is bringing together young entrepreneurs from across West Africa with the intent of setting up a new regional youth alliance, writes Rebecca Olorunisola, a young Commonwealth Correspondent from Lagos in Nigeria. I was privileged to be at the Commonwealth Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs-West Africa visioning workshop on youth entrepreneurship. Young entrepreneurs from …

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From October 21 to 26, 2016, the Commonwealth Asia Alliance of Young Entrepreneurs (CAYE-Asia), under the direction of President Shaban Khalid and his team, led the first trade mission of young entrepreneurs to China, with the aim of establishing an exchange of knowledge and opportunities, and consolidating its partnership with China, a major trading partner in …

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