Telenor’s corporate responsibility report
CONTRIBUTION
TO EDUCATION
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TELENOR YOUTH SUMMIT 2014
In the beginning of December 2014, the inter-
national youth forum Telenor Youth Summit
took place for a second time. The main goal
of the initiative is to serve as an opinion- and
ideas- sharing platform on the impact of mo-
bile technologyon growth and positive change
in society.
Telenor selected the Bulgarian participants in
the forum through a two-stage competition at
which participants had to describe their vision
of the role of digital technologies in creating
social changes and opportunities. The winners
Melaniya Berbatova and Tsvetelina Kalche-
va impressed the jury with good ideas but
above all with already implemented projects.
One of the projects promotes online educa-
tion through easier access to different online
courses, where the filtering is tailored to the
individual’s needs. The second project aims
at increasing the social and political engage-
ment of young people through interactive
tools - diagrams, pictures, animations, etc.
During the international forum in Oslo, the
Bulgarian participants had the opportunity to
meet 26 other socially engaged young people
from around the world, to discuss their ideas
for social change and to receive guidance
from international experts in social entrepre-
neurship and digital technologies. In addition,
the participants watched live the Nobel Peace
Melaniya Berbatova and Tsvetelina Kalcheva
Participants in Telenor Youth Summit 2014
Melaniya:
Being part of Telenor Youth Summit was one of the most meaningful and exciting
experiences in my life, starting from the selection process in Bulgaria, to the diverse activities for
us in Oslo. The Forum allowed me to share my ideas with experts, to meet successful people from
the corporate and the NGO world, and to meet like-minded young people from across Europe
and Asia. With their different cultural and economic backgrounds the participants brought up
diverse issues and ideas for their resolution
Tsvetelina:
Telenor Youth Summit gathered some of the best social entrepreneurs in the World.
The best part of the event were the panels and seminars by skillful trainers, although the informal
talks with peers were already inspiring enough. Adding to that, the Nobel Peace Prize concert
made the experience unforgettable. I wish Telenor luck with their upcoming editions of the event
and I have no doubt they will only get better every time.
Prize award ceremony and the subsequent
concert. The initiative is part of the partnership
between Telenor Group and the Nobel Peace
Prize Center.
