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YouthLead Ambassador Webinar: Equipping Entrepreneurs with Tools and Resources to Emerge Out of Poverty
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Equipping Entrepreneurs with Tools and Resources to Emerge Out of Poverty
We will investigate the effects of providing impoverished communities with tools and resources positive change.
Wednesday, October 4 · 9 - 10am EDT
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About the Event
According to the World Bank’s economic and social update report (2021), almost half of Zimbabwe’s population fell into extreme poverty between 2011 and 2021. As a result, other problems begin to emerge, chief among them being rising high school drop-out rates, increases in child marriages, soaring rates of stunted growth in children, and climbing rates of unemployment. It is of paramount importance to shift our focus to how we can sustainably empower impoverished communities to free themselves from the shackles of poverty. In this webinar, we will investigate the potential effects of providing the residents of these communities with the necessary tools and resources to take the first steps toward a better life.
About the presenter, Truman Mabumbo
Trueman is a young and passionate trailblazer focused on entrepreneurship, agriculture, robotics, and electronics. He is the founder of Dzidzo Paden, a nonprofit organization that created a WhatsApp- based chatbot to disseminate academic resources to students across Zimbabwe. He hopes to leverage technology to solve more societal problems, especially in the agricultural field because he firmly believes that the future of food security in Zimbabwe is in smallholder farming. Apart from academics, he likes to play basketball and also hosts a podcast called 'The Motus Podcast by Trueman.' On the podcast, Trueman engages youth, inspiring them to want to be change agents to create a better Zimbabwe, Africa, and world. He is also a proud alumnus of St. Ignatius College and the STAR Leadership Academy.
About the YouthLead
Launched in 2018 under the USAID-funded project YouthPower Learning and currently hosted by YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation (YP2LE), YouthLead.org is designed for young changemakers making a positive impact in their community through service, activism, advocacy, education, and entrepreneurship. Our network members are focused on finding solutions by connecting people, ideas, and resources to tackle critical issues affecting young people at home and around the world. We invite you to join YouthLead.org to connect with like-minded young people and mentors. www.youthlead.org
About the YouthPower2: Learning and Evaluation
YP2LE brings the Youth in Development Policy to life by enabling investments in PYD research and evaluation within and across multiple sectors, including health, education, agriculture/food security, economic opportunity, peace and security, democracy, and human rights and governance. YP2LE activities are designed to examine the impact of cross-sectoral youth programming, in collaboration with USAID, YouthPower implementing partners, PYD researchers, youth-led and youth-serving organizations, individual young change-makers, and other relevant stakeholders. The goal of these activities is to give practitioners the information, tools, and resources they need to develop high-quality, impactful, and sustainable youth programs, allowing empowered youth, working with supportive adults, to create sustainable change in individuals and systems through a four-pronged approach. www.youthpower.org
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