{"id":14107,"date":"2023-08-25T14:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=14107"},"modified":"2023-08-25T14:27:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:27:29","slug":"2023-wema-bank-edc-mastercard-transforming-nigerian-youth-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/2023-wema-bank-edc-mastercard-transforming-nigerian-youth-program\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Wema Bank\/ EDC Mastercard Transforming Nigerian Youth Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Wema Bank\/ EDC Mastercard Transforming Nigerian Youth program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically youths and women across the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is brought to Nigeria by Wema Bank in partnership with the Enterprise Development Centre, Pan-Atlantic University, and Mastercard Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Host: Wema Bank\/ EDC Mastercard Foundation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Category:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/scholarshipregion.com\/category\/scholarships\/fellowships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligible Countries: Nigeria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reward: #500,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Details:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This scheme is to transform the mindset of youths in Nigeria to become more entrepreneurial, and to equip them to be self-employed or job creators. To create market access and provide support services to existing business owners, especially those being run by young people and change the way learning or information is received in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Requirements:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>To be considered for the Wema Bank\/ EDC Mastercard Transforming Nigerian Youth program, you must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>be a young entrepreneur between the Age of 18-35.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;live in Nigeria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duration and Reward<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capacity building at no cost<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentorship by Industry Leaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seed funding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dedicated \/Personified Business Support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to win Grant up to #500,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method of Application<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on Start Application as a fresh Application and Continue Application if you already started your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reg.smetoolkit.ng\/program-apply\/transforming-nigerian-youths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO APPLY<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deadline: Not specified<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wema Bank\/ EDC Mastercard Transforming Nigerian Youth program aims to create a network of entrepreneurial and managerial change-makers specifically<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fellowship"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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