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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® program apply...

Launched in 2008, Youth:Work brings comprehensive employment and entrepreneurship programs to young people, ages 15 to 29. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Youth:Work enables USAID bureaus and missions to easily access IYF’s proven youth employability programs,...

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, the flagship of IYF’s Work programs, provides disadvantaged youth, ages 16-29, with employment training and job placement services so they can find decent jobs and increase their employability. The program was launched in 2001 with support from the Multilateral Investment Fund...

A two-year, US$2 million initiative, Obra (“work” in Spanish) was launched in 2009 with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Building on foundational IYF programs such as entra21, Obra works to ensure youth at risk have improved access to the programs and services...


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