In partnership with DFID, USAID, and the Embassy of Sweden, the Zimbabwe:Works initiative reached nearly 29,000 youth with entrepreneurship, work readiness, and life skills training. Of that group, 61 percent were women.
How can movement-based training help nurture greater confidence, self-awareness, and connection among vulnerable youth? Leaders from Rede Cidadã, based in Brazil, share their holistic youth employability training model with Youth Empowerment Project (New Orleans, LA).
After finishing high school in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Caroline couldn’t find a job. Through Rede Cidadã, a national civil society organization, she gained critical life skills, work experience, and renewed hope for the future.
They flew to Madrid, Spain, from 18 countries to learn new skills, build community, and celebrate their social innovations. What IYF’s 2017 Laureate Global Fellows...
