Global Partnership for Youth Employment

Program Focus:

Work

The Initiative:

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: to build and disseminate evidence on effective programs and approaches to help address the challenges facing young people in their transition to work. To date, partners have launched a range of youth employment programs, research initiatives, and learning events in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America. IYF serves as the secretariat for the partnership.

Outcomes:

Combining efforts to increase reach and impact, the Global Partnership to Promote Youth Employment and Employability supports:

Studies on youth employment issues and policies to inform policymakers;
Impact evaluations of partner-supported youth employability programs;
Tools and workshops to promote effective monitoring and evaluation of programs;
Local government programs serving disadvantaged youth in the Middle East;
Events to promote evidence-based policy dialogue on youth employment issues;

Longer-term outcomes include a broader evidence base for youth employability programs through better evaluation and improvements in the design of youth employment policies and programs.

Learn more at www.gpye.org

Contact:
Pat Scheid, Program Director, Africa Programs
Email: p.scheid@iyfnet.org

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