Inspiring energy efficiency in Bolivia and avoiding corruption
YLAI fellows Hernann Zabala Naoumov and Antonio Mendoza are working hard to encourage energy effeciency and waste management education in Bolivia.
YLAI Fellows 2018
Features YLAI Professional Fellows from the 2018 cohort
Strengthening financial education in Argentina with honesty and integrity
2018 YLAI Fellow Gaston Fontaine, eaInversores founder, is providing financial literacy education in Argentina with honesty and integrity.
How a Fashion Brand in Honduras Is Preserving the Country’s Traditional Culture
For Rafael Lopez, launching a fashion line in Honduras started with a desire to help traditional artists get their designs to market and reach new customers along the way.
Pitching Your Business: Demonstrating Conviction and Telling Your Story – Advice from YLAI Fellow Johanan Dujon
As a 2018 YLAI Fellow, Johanan Dujon, the founder of Algas Organics — the Caribbean’s first indigenous agriculture biotech company — stepped into the spotlight as the winner of the YLAI Fellows Pitch Competition. Months after the competition, we caught up with the 25-year-old St. Lucian entrepreneur. We talk about what it takes to create … Read More »
Who gets to be an entrepreneur?
Original article by Natalie Pond, World Affairs Council in Seattle, WA. What do Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Zynga have in common? At first glance, they’re all corporate tech giants: organizations that have entirely revolutionized their sector through innovation. These are household names, companies whose products have such reach that their brand identities are embedded in … Read More »
Being a Leader Means…
In October 2018, we asked the 2018 YLAI Fellows for advice on what they believe being a leader means. Here are some of their responses. Being a leader means… 1. Inspiring others! CBS How we present ourselves, speaks to our ability to inspire others. Steve Jobs was arguably one of the best presenters to ever … Read More »
A Bolivian Entrepreneur goes further
As an entrepreneur, you can create a successful business by identifying an often overlooked niche market and transforming it into an affordable service…
Growing a business and helping her community: An interview with Jeanida Azor
My advice to young entrepreneurs: Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. Be resilient. The world needs entrepreneurs and changemakers like you.
Our commitment to media literacy
For those who write, we must take into account who we are writing for, and if we have to condense the news even more, do it without missing the truth.
Misinformation during natural disasters
I’m originally from Haiti and I have been a journalist for seven years. In my field, I am often faced with a natural disaster … Driven by the urgency to get the story out, we need a lot of reassurance from the community.