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As part of CIPE’s ongoing effort to reach out to young people, we are
pleased to announce the 2009 Youth Essay Competition. The competition is
an opportunity for youth around the world to get involved in a global civic
discussion on issues that concern them. The contest is open to young
people ages 18-30 and has three general topics: Citizenship in a Democratic
Society, Educational Reform and Employment Opportunities, and Entrepreneurship
& Leadership. Essays should be 2,000-4,000 words in length and must be
submitted by March 1, 2009. Please visit www.cipe.org/essay
for more information. CIPE is offering a $1,000 honorarium for the
winners, and will publish the top three winning essays via its Economic
Reform Feature Service, which is distributed to more than 3,000
subscribers.
Essay topics and questions:
- Citizenship in a Democratic Society
What needs to be done to develop a sense of citizenship in young people and
help them realize their role in a democratic society?
- Educational Reform and Employment
Opportunities
How can you reform your country’s education system so that graduates
have the necessary skills for employment in the public and private sectors?
- Entrepreneurship and Leadership
What needs to be done in your country to provide youth with the opportunity
to become entrepreneurs and/or leaders in their communities?
We would appreciate you passing this along to anyone you think might be
interested in participating or to others who work with international youth
programs. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to
contact
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Some comments from a few of the 2007 Winners:
“I entered the competition as a means of drawing attention and
creating awareness to the need to constantly interact with the youth so as to
identify their challenges, potentials, and visions for self-development.”
Chinwe
Miriam Onwubiko – Nigeria
“Along with all the flashing stories of “India is
booming” with 9% GDP growth, I have seen, first hand, the plight and
difficulty of my young friends in getting a decent job after finishing higher
education and their despair and frustration, which sometimes lead to many
negative outcomes. This essay contest came as a wonderful medium to express my
opinions and views on this issue and prompted me to write about them.”
Tirthajyoti
Sarkar – India
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On the 28th of August, 2008, ALE «Republican
Confederation of Entrepreneurship» in cooperation with PA «MCAEE» and company «Jurspektr»
(«Konsultant+» Data Base) held seminar in Kirovsk, Mogilev region. There took
part 80 representatives of business sphere and Executive Bodies of Kirovsk. The
Head of the Kirovsk Executive Committee, Piskizhev Vladimir declared about «Position
of Region Administrative Board for Entrepreneurship Support». During this
seminar had also speech ALE «Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship»’s
leader V. Karyagin. The topic was: «Burning questions of Business Development
in the Republic of Belarus». In this report it was told about actual problems
in business sphere which occur in Belarus today. The participants were also
told about the plans of Business sphere development both internal and
external. PA «MCAEE» legal member has declared
about the news in RB Legislation. The participants expressed great interest to
our Team’s work. There were many questions and proposals for future cooperation. 
In office PA “MCAEE” has
met leaders of exhibition programs of Russian Exhibition Center V. Bagrova,
General Director of Russian analytical bulletin “Investments in Building” and
public edition of magazine of Russian Union of Builders “Building” J. Kovalev,
Adviser of Trading Representation Office of RF A. Spiridonov. During this
meeting it was represented information about holding of exhibition on the 10th-12th
of December, 2008 in Moscow – THE 2ND SPECIALIZED EXHIBITION
“TRADING MARKS AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN” and “STEKLOEXPO”. V. Karyagin, M.
Lebedeva, G. Ilishchuk and A. Petruchenya – are the representatives of MCAEE
and Republican Confederation of Entrepreneurship 