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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....
Between 250,000 to 300,000 students drop out of middle school each year in the Fès-Boulemane and Doukkala-Abda regions of Morocco. The ITQANE Project (Improving Training for Quality Advancement in National Education, which also means "perfection" in Arabic) seeks to reverse this trend through...
From 2007 to 2012, Bridgeit improved the quality of teacher instruction and increases primary school student achievement in math, science, and life skills by leveraging the power of cell-phone technology. After a successful launch in the Philippines under the name text2teach,...
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...
Launched in 2004 with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), ELSA is one of the lead implementing initiatives of the Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuAlLLS2). The project provides learning and employment...
From 2008-2010, Samsung Real Dreams empowered African youth with the opportunities, tools, and training to realize their dreams. Working with local nongovernmental organizations in four countries, Samsung Real Dreams cultivated the technical, business, and soft skills of young entrepreneurs as...
Since 2000, Nokia and IYF have managed a robust portfolio of youth development initiatives. The company’s investment of US$50.6 million has supported education, employability, and civic engagement programs in 68 countries. Country programs, each tailored to meet locally-identified needs, provide...
Each year, as many as 12 million young people in India enter the labor market seeking jobs that can support themselves and their families. However, the Indian economy only creates about one million new jobs in the formal sector every year. To respond directly to these challenges, the...
Launched in 2009, Youth:Work Jordan is a collaborative, community-based initiative to promote marketable job skills, improve social services, and expand civic engagement opportunities among some of Jordan’s most underserved youth. With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development,...
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...
Launched in 2008 with support from the Wm. J. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation, the Youth. Empowerment. Success. (Y.E.S.) program provides vulnerable youth with access to the education and skills training needed to successfully transition to adulthood. Y.E.S. empowers disadvantaged youth through...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Launched in 2008 with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Caribbean Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP) equips vulnerable youth with the technical, vocational, and life skills needed to develop sustainable livelihoods. The US$2.5 million program...
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...
From November 2009 – August 2011, the Skills for Youth (SkY) program piloted two programs in collaboration with government agencies in India to help address the national skills deficit facing disadvantaged youth, ages 15 to 29. Every year, approximately 12.8 million young people enter the labor...
Building on the success of its global program, YouthActionNet® has taken root at the national level, offering many more young leaders the skills, opportunities, and recognition to drive change in their communities. Established within individual countries/regions, local programs support young...
More than 223,000 people lost their lives and 1.4 million their source of livelihood as a result of the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged a dozen South and Southeast Asian countries on December 26, 2004. From 2006 to 2009, the Tsunami Reconstruction Initiative promoted long-term recovery...
Globally, an estimated 5.4 million young people ages 15 to 24 are living with HIV, 3.2 million of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. To prevent the spread of the disease among youth, the Empowering Africa’s Young People Initiative (EAYPI) scales up programs that have been proven to promote healthy...
The Emploi-Habilité program seeks to train disadvantaged youth, ages 15 to 25, in industry-demanded technical and life skills and place them in tourism sector jobs. Building on IYF’s lessons and successes through the Education and Employment Alliance in Morocco (MEEA), the two-year program...
Life skills are key building blocks for young people to realize their potential at home, at school, at work, and in their communities. Launched in 2004 with support from the GE Foundation, the Passport to Success® (PTS) program equips young people, ages 14 to 24, with a range of skills (e.g.,...
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...
From 2005-2010, EEA improved and expanded education and employment opportunities for disadvantaged and unemployed youth in six countries in the Middle East and Asia. Supported by USAID and a wide array of corporate, foundation, and other donors, EEA forged partnerships on multiple levels (global...
More than half of the world’s youth, ages 10 to 24, can be found in Asia and the Pacific; yet the majority lives in poverty, lacks access to quality education, and needs additional skills to secure meaningful employment. The Unlocking the Potential of Asian Youth initiative seeks to address...
In 2007, Travelport and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) launched a partnership with Fundação Abrinq to better prepare young people for success in the work force, while encouraging their commitment to improve their own communities. With the support of the Center for the Professional...
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...
The Youth Entrepreneurship Development program is a four-year US$15 million initiative created to improve employment, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement opportunities for young Palestinians and to support the Palestinian National Youth Strategy 2011 - 2013.
With funding from the...
USAID and IYF launched Youth:Work Mexico in 2010 to address youth challenges in Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, some of Mexico’s most violent and crime-ridden communities. Working with local civil society groups, the initiative will help create safe spaces for disadvantaged young people,...
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...
Nearly 10% of Tanzanian youth are orphans and/or vulnerable children; and these young people lack opportunities to gain the necessary education and job training for their transition to a successful adulthood. Launched in May 2011, Tanzania Youth Scholars (TYS) is a five-year initiative funded by...
A four-year, US$4.2 million civic engagement and entrepreneurship initiative, Jasa.kg harnesses and cultivates the dynamism and creativity of Kyrgyzstani youth to build a stable, prosperous and democratic Kyrgyzstan. Launched in 2011 by IYF, the project primarily aims to:
- Inspire...
Launched in 2011 with funding from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and support from Creative Associates, Tanzania 21st Century (TZ21) provides technical and logistical assistance to the Tanzanian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training to improve child learning...
Despite the fact that youth educational attainment is the highest in Egypt’s history, at least 90 percent of the country’s unemployed are under 30. Disadvantaged youth, particularly women, do not have access to relevant training to obtain jobs in the formal private sector.
The...
China is striving to adapt its education system to support its booming economy and meet employer demands for qualified workers. In order to prepare Chinese youth for educational achievement and employment success, it is imperative that schools provide not only strong academic curriculums, but...
In 2012, the International Youth Foundation and the Caterpillar Foundation launched EquipYouth to address the challenges young people face when entering the labor force or starting their own business. Implemented over three years the US$10 million initiative will provide 8,000 young people in 11...
Partners:
Centro Asesor para el Desarrollo de los Recursos Humanos de Honduras
Drishti
Centre for Community Development and Education
Centro de Investigación y Promoción Educativa y Cultural
Colegio de Educacion Profesional Tecnica del Estado de Tamaulipas
Servicio de Promoción Integral Comunitario Juvenil
Al Jisr
Centre des Jeunes Dirigeants d'Entreprises
Aga Khan Foundation
Foundation of Goodness
kuleana Center for Children’s Rights
Vocational Education and Training Authority
National Council for Child and Youth Development
Source of the Nile Award
Uganda Girls Guide Association
Uganda Young Women's Christian Association
Fundación Para la Infancia y la Juventud - Opportúnitas
Girl Guides Association of Zambia
L'Heure Joyeuse
Fundacion Leon 2000
Instituto CentroAmericano de Estudios para la Democracia Social - DEMOS
Sedraoui Foundation
Fondation Abdelkader Sedraoui
Childhood Institute
Youth of Osh
Area Youth Foundation
El Jawasreh Charity Association
Jordan Woman Empowering and Training Society
Khawla Bint Al Azwar Association
Khreibet Al Souq Women Charity Association
Prince Talal Bin Mohammad Housing Association
Rawda Charity Associaton
Russaifeh Sons Association
Sahab Social Development Association
Sanabel Al-Kheir Charity Association
Tawoun Charity Association
Al Nitaqain Association
Training and Rehabilitation of the Jordanian Woman Charity Association
Waqqas
Working Women Association
Zain El-Sharaf Charity Association
Community Development and Continuing Education Institute
TA'AWON for Conflict Resolution Institute
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