YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SUSTAINABILITY

Inc MALI

Entrepreneuriat durable des Jeunes

YES Inc. MALI SUPPORT LETTER

517, Rue 136- Korofina Nord- ct Est Centre de Sant de Rfrence 03 BP 237 BKO 03 -*- Tl. : (00223) 66748807/ 7618 41 78 -*- BAMAKO -*- MALI www.yes-inc-mali.blogspot.com www.yesweb.org Courriel : cpjeunes@yahoo.fr

Dear Reader Re: Intrapreneurship The Missing Link (ExCeL Project) As a partner committed to the development of the intrapreneurial environment in our country we are pleased to confirm our engagement with the Centre for Innovation Management and Enterprise at the University of East London, United Kingdom. Specifically the project aims at: The development of a portfolio based Intrapreneurship model for the events industry in partnership with ExCeL to recognise the professional experience of ExCeL staff and create a model for coherent Intrapreneurship through an industrial partnership approach for the events industry in the UK and beyond. The model will be at Level 7 which is equivalent to Masters qualifications and with ExCeL UEL will develop a Masters degree for Events Management Yes Inc. Mali is member of the global network Yes Inc. which is a global non-profit dedicated to fighting poverty through large-scale job creation and entrepreneurship for youth. Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, YES Inc. supports fifty-six country networks across the globe. With support from YES Headquarters, these country networks work independently to create unique programs that build an entrepreneurial culture where young people move toward formal employment. Collectively, the global YES Network strives to build the individual capacity of youth, empowering them to create sustainable livelihoods in their communities. Since the establishment of our local network, we have developed projects and records some success among which: The organization of YES Inc. summit on youth entrepreneurship in Mali with the presence of 3000 participants from the Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, the United States ... and the participation of local, sub-regional and international organizations like ACBF, CONFEJES ... The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Mali has allowed us to establish Africas first YES Inc office in Bamako, this structure is home to our business incubator. Partner with many local, sub-regionals, regional and international organizations, we seek to strengthen our potentialities to better approach the mission we gave ourselves. So, are we pleased to and to call to take part to this innovative research and development project that can help achieving our goals in the benefit of the global youth. Feel free to contact me if any further information is required. Signed: ALDJOUMA DAMA YES Inc. Mali International Partnerships Manager PO BOX: 03 BP 237 BKO 03 BAMAKO MALI TEL: 00(223)71197229/ 76255477 COURRIEL: aldjoumad@yahoo.fr Web site: www.yes-inc-mali.blogspot.com skype: aldjouma.dama1

2 517, Rue 136- Korofina Nord- ct Est Centre de Sant de Rfrence 03 BP 237 BKO 03 -*- Tl. : (00223) 66748807/ 7618 41 78 -*- BAMAKO -*- MALI www.yes-inc-mali.blogspot.com www.yesweb.org Courriel : cpjeunes@yahoo.fr