The workshop provided Fellows with the opportunity to meet and engage within their cohort to build a strong cohort identity, discuss their expectations ahead of the fellowship, and network with other fellows and YLAI Alumni. The 2023 Fellows were joined by four alumni from Guyana, Suriname, Aruba, and Curaçao to expand their leadership and entrepreneurial ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 9 March, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
This program is open to young entrepreneurs 25-35 years of age, with a demonstrated track record of successfully growing their own business or social venture for at least two (2) years and is a current resident and citizen of Guyana.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 17 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
Since 2015, more than 1,240 YLAI Fellows have built connections with 900+ U.S. fellowship placement organizations; 84 percent of these Fellows attracted new resources within one year of completing the program.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 January, 2023 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The 2022 program will begin in January and close in July, bringing together 280 young leaders from 37 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada for a fellowship. This year we are pleased to announce that three young leaders from Guyana have been accepted out of over 2000 applicants.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 January, 2022 | Topics: News, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The YLAI Fellowship Program is part of the U.S. continued commitment to the prosperity of Guyana and the region. The YLAI Fellowship Program supports and connects young entrepreneurs across the Western Hemisphere to take on leadership roles that benefit their communities and strengthen their economies.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 29 October, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The YLAI Fellowship Program is part of the U.S. continued commitment to the prosperity of Guyana and the region. The YLAI Fellowship Program supports and connects young entrepreneurs across the Western Hemisphere to take on leadership roles that benefit their communities and strengthen their economies.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The YLAI Fellowship Program is part of the U.S. continued commitment to the prosperity of Guyana and the region.
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 22 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
Remarks as prepared Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch Services Showcase Breakfast to Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week November 20, 2019, 9:00 AM Herdmanston Lodge Esteemed Guests All, Hello! It’s so great to be here! I have had a wonderful time meeting some of you already, and hope I can talk to some more of you, so I ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 20 November, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, YLAI
Remarks as prepared Ambassador Sarah Ann Lynch WeLead Conference September 18, 2019, 9:00 AM Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Turkeyen It’s so great to be here! I don’t want to take too much time since there are many amazing speakers here today and of course, the main purpose of the conference is for you to network ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 18 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Women's Empowerment, YLAI
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the 2018 cohort from Guyana for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. The program takes place in September and October and will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to the United States. This year we are ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 10 August, 2018 | Topics: Education, Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The U.S. Embassy is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program. YLAI applications are now being accepted at
https://ylai.state.gov . Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, YLAI will this year bring 250 young entrepreneurs from the Caribbean and Latin America to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 14 February, 2018 | Topics: Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the Guyana cohort of the 2017
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program . The five-week program, sponsored by the
U.S. Department of State , will bring 250 young leaders from 36 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America to the United States to augment their business or social venture plans, learn from U.S. counterparts, and share best practices. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 24 August, 2017 | Topics: Press Releases, Scholarships and Exchanges | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI
As this is a conference about Empowered Leadership and Unleashing Promise and Potential, particularly among women, I am reminded of a quote from one of America’s great female authors, Ayn Rand, who wrote in Atlas Shrugged, “The question is not who is going to let me; (pause) it is who is going to stop me?”
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 26 April, 2017 | Topics: Ambassador, Speeches | Tags: Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, Women's Empowerment, YLAI
GEORGETOWN – President Obama’s 2016
Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows Program will bring together 250 young leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, including four from Guyana, to the United States for an exchange program that will involve internships and skills-building workshops. President Obama launched YLAI to build linkages between young leaders across the hemisphere and to expand opportunities ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 31 August, 2016 | Topics: Business, Education, Former U.S. Government Leaders, Press Releases, Public Affairs, Scholarships and Exchanges, U.S. & Guyana, Western Hemisphere | Tags: Barack Obama, Education, Entrepreneurship, Exchanges, YLAI, Youth
The Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Professional Fellows Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, is looking for 250 young entrepreneurs from Latin America and the Caribbean to bring to the United States for business and social entrepreneurship training in October and November 2016. The YLAI Professional Fellows will become part of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Georgetown | 4 May, 2016 | Topics: Press Releases | Tags: Entrepreneurship, YLAI, Youth
