Global Young Innovators Initiative: Impact Through Leadership
July 23-28 at Emory University
- Unique six day summit for high school students held in partnership with Leadership Initiatives, a US-based non-profit that approaches the problem of underdevelopment by empowering communities to address their own needs through education and local financing
- You will serve as a real-life international business consultant for a small Nigerian business alongside a professional mentor and a team of other students
- You'll collaborate via Skype and e-mail with a local Nigerian business owner to develop creative and sustainable solutions to the challenges their business or community faces.
- Previously, students have improved water purification systems, combated computer illiteracy, helped start and support small business, and designed educational programs- all while honing the skills needed to lead the next generation of creative problem solvers and innovative thinkers.
Work via email and Skype with local Nigerian business leaders to gain real-life experience in leadership, design, technology, ethics, and more.
Attend interactive workshops on current global issues such as failing states, cybersecurity, and human rights, presented by leading experts in the field.
Have the opportunity to be selected to join Leadership Initiatives’ International Business Alliance Program (IBAP), a highly-competitive mentorship program.