{"id":5069,"date":"2025-05-04T16:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T16:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funguo.org\/updated\/?page_id=5069"},"modified":"2025-05-05T15:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T15:08:58","slug":"youth-ignite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/funguo.org\/updated\/youth-ignite\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Ignite"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5069\" class=\"elementor elementor-5069\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0253b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d0253b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e83f60a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e83f60a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74552c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74552c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Youth Ignite<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6ba3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d6ba3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"><div class=\"section\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>The #YouthIgnite Student Founders Fellowship is a UNDP\u2019s FUNGUO Programme initiative that seeks to create more job creators than job seekers from Tanzanian Higher Learning Institutions. With financial support from the European Union and the UK Government, the initiative is designed to empower university students with the skills and support they need to succeed as entrepreneurs.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57be68d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"57be68d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style>.elementor-element-57be68d {\n   transform: translate3d(0px,0px,0px) scale(0, 1) rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg) rotateZ(0deg) skew(0deg, 0deg);\n   transform-origin: 0% 50% 0px;\n}\n<\/style><script>\n\t\twindow.liquid.behaviors.push( 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applications, training close to 300 of them in business skills and selecting top 30 business undergo an intensive business bootcamp that culminated in a pitching competition with 20 winners.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9659fe2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9659fe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776c86d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"776c86d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The programme focuses on<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb575e0 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Providing business training to student founders.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-light-bulb1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hosting pitching competitions, where top students received funding and mentorship to grow their businesses.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eccb045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eccb045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through #YouthIgnite, more students will have the opportunity to launch their own startups, gain 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