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Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ Youth Action Grants

A key component of the Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ commitment to communities, the Youth Action Grants program supports young people in creating positive solutions for the needs they see in their communities.

 

Through the program, young leaders who have completed IYF’s...


YouthActionNet®

YouthActionNet® is the flagship of the International Youth Foundation’s Citizenship programs. The initiative supports young community leaders through skill-building, as well as providing access to networks, resources, and advocacy opportunities....


entra21

From 2001 to 2011, entra21, the flagship of IYF’s Work programs, provided disadvantaged youth, ages 16-29, with employment training and job placement services so they could find decent jobs and increase their employability. The program was launched in 2001 with support from the...


Obra

From 2009 to 2011, Obra (“work” in Spanish), a US$2 million initiative, operated with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and worked to ensure youth at risk in the LAC region have improved access to the programs and services needed to prepare them for...


Nokia-IYF Global Youth Development Initiative

From 2000-2011, Nokia and IYF managed a robust portfolio of youth development initiatives. The company’s investment of nearly US$50million has supported education, employability, and civic engagement programs in 68 countries. Country programs, each tailored to meet locally-identified needs,...


Merrill Lynch Employability Initiative

Launched in 2007 and supported by the Merrill Lynch Bank of America Foundation, this three- year initiative provided disadvantaged youth, ages 16 to 29, with financial literacy training and/or the opportunity to develop their own businesses. In Colombia, for example, vulnerable youth in Bogotá...


Partners:
Comfenalco Antioquia
Corporación Región Para el Desarrollo y la Democracia
Fundación Empresarios por la Educacion
Fundación Indufrial
Fundación Luker
Fundación Restrepo Barco
Fundación Universitaria Panamericana
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