About the Awards

JCI Mauritius Creative Young Entrepreneur (CYE) Program

The core of the CYE program is for young leaders to showcase their up and running businesses. CYE challenges young entrepreneurs to critically, innovatively and creatively think by requiring them to provide an in-depth business model, their marketing position, and strategic goals on how their venture will begin to earn a profit and become sustainable.

By providing expert mentorship and as part of the CYE experience, this program is not only a grading system but instead is an experience for participants to actively learn and receive insightful feedback. Whether a participant is first place or not, their business is sure to benefit from the experience.

Developing this enterprising spirit and self-starter mindset is at the core of JCI’s Business and Entrepreneurship Area of Opportunity.

About the Organizers

JCI Port Louis

Junior Chamber International Port Louis (JCI Port Louis) then known as Jeune Chambre Economique de Port Louis (JCEP) operates since 1984. Its mission is to provide the opportunity for young people to develop the leadership skills and social responsibility necessary to create positive change in the society. Some of our members have served at top positions within JCI. Senators Marday Venkatasamy, Arnaud Godere and Clairette Ah Hen have served as JCI Vice Presidents. Senator Arnaud Godere was also JCI Executive Vice President in 1992 and went on to reach the highest office in our organisation; he was the World President in 1994. Our flagship projects namely JCI Poverty Alleviation Program (JCI PAP) since 2007 we have been working with residents of Bois Marchand one of the underprivileged suburb of our island and JCI Business Academy (JBA) since its launching in 1997, a meeting place for open discussion where the Mauritian business world and the public in general can share ideas, search for answers and discuss about crucial day to day issues.

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JCI Mauritius

JCI Mauritius was officially set up in 1980, operating as a French local chapter. In 1984, it was founded by one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the country – Michel de Speville C.B.E, founder of Eclosia Group and won its affiliation with JCI at 1984 World Congress in Montreal, Canada.

Since then, many members of JCI Mauritius have served at international level namely, Marday Venkatasamy, Clairette Ah Hen, Henry Loo Chin May, Patrice Ferriere, Aruna Pulton, Ryad Subratty and Asha Auckloo. Arnaud Godere, O.S.K, past President of the Mauritius Post, is the only Mauritian to serve as JCI World President in 1994. JCI Mauritius has around 150 members through its local chapters and is recognised as a model Non-Governmental Organisation.

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