Georgetown: Two Guyanese were chosen after an extensive Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) 2016 selection process where approximately 4,000 applicants from entrepreneurs in 36 countries across Latin America and the Caribbean were screened. The rising young business and social entrepreneurs are Guyanese YLAI fellows Dason Anthony and Abbigale Loncke. They will commence the programme shortly. The Latin American and Caribbean entrepreneurs participated in a successful pilot YLAI fellowship program in spring 2016, creating the beginning of a vibrant network of entrepreneurs in the Western Hemisphere.
YLAI hopes to generate $1 billion for emerging business and social entrepreneurs by the end of 2017 by helping fellows attract new investments and in-kind resources for their businesses or organizations each year. YLAI aims to empower Latin American and Caribbean business and social entrepreneurs to transform their societies and contribute more fully to economic development and prosperity, security, human rights and good governance in the hemisphere. The YLAI Network is a vibrant community of young entrepreneurs and change makers from Latin America and the Caribbean who are committed fostering economic development and prosperity, security, human rights and good governance in the hemisphere. The YLAI Network is a signature part of the U.S. government’s 
efforts to increase partnerships with future leaders to help promote economic growth and strengthen civil society.
In 2014 President Obama launched the Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) to build linkages between young leaders across the hemisphere. YLAI will help address the opportunity gap for youth, especially women, by empowering entrepreneurs and civil society leaders with the training, tools, networks and resources they need to transform their societies and contribute more fully to economic development and prosperity, security, human rights and good governance in the hemisphere.
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