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Youth:Work

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...


YouthMap

YouthMap is a multi-country initiative that aims to better understand and address the challenges facing Africa’s young people. Through YouthMap and its Innovation Fund, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) is conducting holistic assessments on youth circumstances and...


Planning for Life

The Planning for Life project aims to integrate reproductive health and family planning into youth development programs to improve the health of young women and men ages 10-24. The program was launched in 2007 with support from USAID and World Learning. The Planning for Life...


Youth Empowerment Program

In Sub-Saharan Africa, one in five young people is jobless. Supported by Microsoft, the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) seeks to change that statistic. Working with local implementing partners, YEP targets disadvantaged youth, ages 16 to 35. Participants receive training in information and...


Education Priorité Qualité (EPQ)

Despite a strong emphasis on the value of work in the Senegalese culture, most youth in this country are ill-prepared to enter the local job market. In order to increase their opportunities to become successful professionals, IYF is partnering with a Senegalese NGO, the Synapse Center, to launch...


Global Partnership for Youth Employment

In 2008, with support from the World Bank, IYF joined with the Youth Employment Network (YEN), the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI), and the Understanding Children's Work Project (UCW) to create the Global Partnership to Promote Youth Employment and Employability. Its goal...


Partners:
Synapse Center

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