Futuremakers Forum Insight Paper | Unleashing The Potential of Young People
The future of work is here. Both employers and employees are constantly under pressure to improve their capabilities in line with advancements in technology, growing social demands, and the urgency to rebuild better and greener.
In July, Standard Chartered in collaboration with Business Fights Poverty held the Futuremakers Forum 2021, which brought together more than 1,000 people from 63 countries for a collective 1,800 hours of skills and knowledge-sharing. This Insights Paper is a distillation of the lessons learned during the Forum, which was hosted by Business Fights Poverty. The paper is divided into two sections - the first section focuses on what young people shared during the Forum, and the second, on business leaders.
Although young people are at the forefront of the new economy’s changing trends, access to the right skills and decent work remains a challenge for many. In this insights paper we demonstrate why promoting economic inclusion for young people must be at the top of the agenda for business leaders. Companies, governments, and NGOs should collaborate to ensure the future of work is inclusive and diverse, and that everyone has the opportunity to succeed.
The Youth Cafés was invited to be a part of this panel, in our capacity as a youth business leader in Africa. Where we had the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the development of this insight paper.
The Youth Café works with young men and women around Africa as a trailblazer in advancing youth-led approaches toward achieving sustainable development, social equity, innovative solutions, community resilience and transformative change.
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