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.