The Youth Livelihoods Alliance (YLA) is a multi-stakeholder initiative, led by IYF, focused on addressing the global youth unemployment crisis. Launched in October 2012, YLA aims to convene leaders in government, business and civil society to:

• Showcase multi-sector programs and initiatives that aim to hire and train youth, and support job creation through entrepreneurship; 
• Facilitate the exchange of best practices and tested models of public-private partnerships that are addressing the youth unemployment challenge on a large scale; and 
• Catalyze the development of practical, sustainable and scalable solutions to global youth unemployment; YLA is built on the core belief that multi-sector partnerships are the most effective approach to prepare young people for 21st century jobs. 

YLA’s members include: U.S. Department of State, the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank, Hilton Worldwide, Microsoft, MasterCard Worldwide, Caterpillar, Manpower, Blackstone Charitable Foundation, and Laureate International Universities.

Members of YLA uphold three core commitments to youth: promoting the goal to hire young people, developing their skills, and creating jobs through entrepreneurship.

To date, the following entities have provided in-kind and/or financial support for the YLA:

For more information on how to get involved, contact:

Angie Venza, Program Director at a.venza@iyfnet.org