Social entrepreneurship and important decisions
Visiting the Kili Hub in Moshi, meeting truly inspiring social entrepreneurs! After a day of discussions and new ideas, we had the pleasure of letting loose with a local Tanzanian music and dance group. Next up: Iraqw tribe visit and safari!
Human rights, womens’ rights and FGM
Human rights, womens’ rights and FGM (Female Gentital Mutilation) on the agenda – another busy day with activities from 8am to 10pm, followed by a bonfire. Learning Sentences: Mariamu: “A better way to achieve a goal in life is to fight your own battle.” Ying: “In this world there are many differences, thanks to these […]
Emotional intelligence and cultural experiences
Experiencing a local family run weaving business and bargaining at a local market – the day was filled with true Tanzanian experiences. We rounded the day off by cooking Tanzanian food together. On top of that, lectures, both in Swahili and on tribes and local cultures, filled the morning. Also the day’s 2-hour workshop on […]
Coffee, Kilimanjaro and World Trade
Coffee farm, Kilimanjaro and World Trade: A lecture and discussions on global trade and natural resources was followed by a visit to a local coffee farm – with a hands on experience in a coffee field, learning about the entire process from bean to great coffee. The day also featured the Journey’s first BUZZ-talk about […]
Kick-starting the 2017 Global Talent Network
Providing intercultural experiences to future leaders: During the next 3 weeks in Tanzania, 23 selected talents from 12 counties will learn about, experience and discuss local and global challenges. Discussing the mission and learning architecture of YGP, and also completing a teamwork challenge at a local market market in the afternoon, the participants have now kick-started […]
Less Than 3 Weeks Until Launch!
We’re so thrilled to be launching the next YGP Global Talent Network in Tanzania on July 23rd. This year’s participants represent 12 countries from all over the globe. Again this year, we’ve had several thousand applicants and are truly excited to meet the selected talents soon in Tanzania. During the 3-week Journey, we’ll be sharing daily stories […]
2016 YGP Talent Network Kick-Started Last Month
For young talents with ambitions to change the world! YGP empower future leaders. Several thousand young people – from all over the world – applied this year resulting in an incredible mix of cultures, backgrounds and experiences in the 2016 YGP Talent Network, kick-started on a 3-week learning Journey in Tanzania last month! The Journey […]
Planning the Network
The second last day of the Journey was about planning the future of the network that has been kick-started on the three-week learning Journey in Tanzania with our amazing group of 20 talents from 11 different countries. A YGP talent network is a network for life. After the Journey the network will continue through online […]
Visiting COWI
While visiting COWI we learned about the Tanzanian business environment and what it is like to do business in Tanzania as an international company. We had some truly interesting presentations on oil and gas projects with a special focus on the Environmental Impact Assessments, culture as a factor in doing business, and COWI’s background. Moreover, […]
Dar es Salaam & Global Shapers
We had another great day, with eye-opening lectures on climate change and economics at Dar es Salaam university. In the evening we met three Global Shapers, from the World Economic Forum community, who make a huge impact through their work – Edutainment for children, fighting for women’s legal rights, and advocating youth and start-up business. […]