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With 1.3 billion young people now living in the developing world--the
largest-ever youth group in history--the next generation holds
much promise for countries that adopt policies to ensure that
their youth are better educated and healthier than previous generations.
According to the 2007 World Development Report "Development
and the Next Generation", record numbers of young people
between the ages of 12 and 24 could give developing countries
a big advantage over developed nations in the next generation,
producing surging economic growth and sharply reducing poverty.
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* To read a story on Juan Miguel
Mendez, an IDB YOUTH Network member, the Development
Gateway published, click
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MIF accepting proposals for information and communication technology
innovation projects for e-business and small- and medium-sized
enterprises. The Multilateral
Investment Fund announced that applications are being accepted
for the first call for proposals for the new Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) program, up to $2.8 million in grants to develop
ICT and E-Business solutions for SMEs in Latin America and the
Caribbean. click
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8th Changemakers Collaborative
Competition - "Entrepreneuring Peace: innovation in managing
group conflict."
Participating now offers you the opportunity to gain access
to investors, a community of innovators, and wealth of new
ideas. Twelve finalists will attend the "2007 Skoll World
Forum on Social Entrepreneurship in Oxford, England in March
2007. Three winners will receive each $5,000. Enter the competition
before January 10, 2007 at www.changemakers.net
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Teaching
Integrity to Youth: Examples from 11 countries.
