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<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/10/20/ideas-for-action-looking-back-and-looking-ahead/" rel="bookmark">IDEAS FOR ACTION: LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING AHEAD</a></h1>
<p><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="243" data-permalink="https://ifa2015.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/ideas-for-action-looking-back-and-looking-ahead/ned-and-will-1/" data-orig-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg" data-orig-size="318,337" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Ned Shell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445019996&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="ned and will 1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=283" data-large-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=318" class="wp-image-243 alignleft" src="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=167&#038;h=177" alt="ned and will 1" width="167" height="177" srcset="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=167&amp;h=177 167w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=142&amp;h=150 142w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg?w=283&amp;h=300 283w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/ned-and-will-1.jpg 318w" sizes="(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px" />Ideas for Action (I4A) was founded on the premise that today’s youth should have a voice in the future of development – that the marshaling of global resources to tackle global poverty and inequality should not be delegated onl<br />
y to senior industry professionals with decades of experience, but also to the next generation of development leaders. The I4A 2015 competition affirmed this premise&#8230; <a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/10/20/ideas-for-action-looking-back-and-looking-ahead/">Read more</a></p>
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<h1><a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/07/14/yabt-ideas-for-action/">YABT + Ideas for Action</a></h1>
<p>Ideas for Action would like to extend its thanks its partner Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) for encouraging the participation of Latin America and Caribbean youth in the I4A competition through its Talent and Innovation Competition of the Americas (TIC Americas). One of the main goals of both competitions&#8230; <a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/07/14/yabt-ideas-for-action/">Read more</a></p>
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<h1><a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/05/13/i4a-wrap-up-ceremony-recap/">I4A Wrap-Up Ceremony Recap</a></h1>
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<p>On May 12, the winners and finalists of Ideas for Action had the opportunity to present their ideas to leaders at the World Bank. Four of the teams were able to travel to the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, DC&#8230; <a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/05/13/i4a-wrap-up-ceremony-recap/">Read More</a></p>
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<h1><a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/04/22/event-recap-luis-montoya-president-pepsico/">Event Recap: Luis Montoya (President, PepsiCo)</a><a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/04/22/event-recap-luis-montoya-president-pepsico/processed-with-vscocam-with-m3-preset/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-188"><img data-attachment-id="188" data-permalink="https://ifa2015.wordpress.com/2015/04/22/event-recap-luis-montoya-president-pepsico/processed-with-vscocam-with-m3-preset/" data-orig-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg" data-orig-size="3195,2396" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1429542529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright 2015. All rights reserved.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Processed with VSCOcam with m3 preset&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="Processed with VSCOcam with m3 preset" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=300" data-large-file="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=1024" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-188" src="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=1024&#038;h=767" alt="Processed with VSCOcam with m3 preset" srcset="https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=767 1024w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=2046&amp;h=1534 2046w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=150&amp;h=112 150w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w, https://ifa2015.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/img_6974.jpg?w=768&amp;h=576 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px"   /></a></h1>
<p>This past Monday, Apr.20, our team was excited to host <a href="http://www.pepsico.com/Company/Leadership" target="_blank">PepsiCo Latin American beverages President Luis Montoya</a>. He flew all the way from Peru for one day at Wharton to meet our team and share his insights with UPenn students about&#8230; <a href="http://ifa2015.com/2015/04/22/event-recap-luis-montoya-president-pepsico/">Read more</a></p>
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