Youth:Work is a five-year youth employability program implemented by
the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and funded by the U.S. Agency for
International Development (USAID) through EGAT/Urban Programs.
Youth:Work is a “pre-competed” Leader with Associates (LWA) award that enables USAID bureaus and missions, as well
as other U.S. government agencies, to easily access IYF’s proven youth employability programs, services and expertise.
Under this flexible mechanism, USAID and other entities can choose to expand or replicate successful IYF programs—
such as entra21 in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Education and Employment Alliance in Asia and the Near East,
or the Passport to Success life skills program—as well as to design new programs tailored to local realities. Youth:Work
enables IYF to collaboratively design and implement employment, livelihood, and entrepreneurship programs for youth
based on USAID and country priorities.
Youth:Work programs and services focus on:
Read more in the Youth:Work brochure.
Results to Date
Activities under Youth:Work have started up quickly. Here are the projects to date:
- Jordan: A five-year US$30 million initiative to improve youth employment and civic engagement among youth ages 15 to 24, in collaboration with Jordan’s Ministry of Social Development and other local partners across government, the
private sector and civil society.
Read more
Read just released "BUILDING ON HOPE: Findings from a Rapid Community Appraisal in Jordan" .
- Caribbean: A two-year, US$1.5 million program to provide 700 young people in Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Jamaica with technical/vocational skills and complementary life skills to sustain their livelihoods, leveraged by IYF’s signature entra 21 program supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Read more.
- Morocco: A six-month US$100,000 pilot project to equip 100 youth with life skills and IT training that builds on tested models and is supported by USAID, the Moroccan Ministry of Education, Microsoft and the GE Foundation.
Read the latest updates in the Youth:Work Newsletters
Partnerships
Donors: USAID and U.S. Department of State, with the collaboration of several leverage partners including the World Bank
and Inter-American Development Bank.
Implementing Partners: A variety of governmental, nongovernmental and private sector partners, with partnerships tailored
to each country context.
IYF contacts
Kate Carpenter, Director of Public Sector Business Development
E-mail: k.carpenter@iyfnet.org
Danielle Roziewski, Director Program Development
E-mail: d.roziewski@iyfnet.org
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