The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) is currently featuring on its website a new alliance between IYF partner, the Balkan Children and Youth Foundation (BCYF) , and Studio Moderna, a European marketing firm. This partnership launched a program in 2006  to boost youth employment in Macedonia by providing employability training to 1,000 youth.  CGI, a project of the William J. Clinton Foundation, has gained commitments from global leaders totaling US$ 10 billion, benefiting more than 1,000 organizations worldwide.

 

Studio Moderna learned about BCYF through CGI, and decided to support its efforts to improve the lives and opportunities of young people in Macedonia, where youth unemployment is over 50%.   “There is an urgent need to open up jobs for young people in this region,” says Vlado Dimovski, initiator of the Macedonia employability project, “and I believe this alliance will enable us to move quickly and have a real impact.”    The program is seeking additional funding, hoping to mobilize 500 businesses to train and place 6,000 Balkan youth in jobs and internships by Fall of 2008.

 

Read the article on the Clinton Global Initiative's website.