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In Central America, A New Order Where it Pays to Live by the Rules

Susan Pezzullo - January 21, 2016 - Posted In Livelihoods

In the early 1980s, I crossed the border between Guatemala and Honduras illegally. I’d just attended a workshop for rural health workers in Chiquimula and wanted to hop across to visit the Mayan site in Copan.

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Generation Now: Young Voices of Change

IYF - October 14, 2015 - Posted In Leadership, Social Innovation

“We need to acknowledge and recognize the contributions of young people,” affirmed UN Secretary-General Envoy for Youth Ahmad Alhendawi in addressing over 120 public, private, civil society, and youth leaders who convened at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, on October 8 to discuss the impact of today’s global movement of youth-led social change.

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Youth, the Best New Frontier for Investment in China

Ritu Sharma - September 15, 2015 - Posted In Social Innovation

Until 2008, people called them China’s first generation of couch potatoes and “online addicts.” After the 2008 earthquake, they became known as the generation that will save China. For the 415 million Chinese under 34 years old, the truth probably lies somewhere in between.

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CSIS & IYF to Develop Global Youth Wellbeing Index

IYF - January 7, 2013 - Posted In News

The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) are pleased to announce a new partnership to create the Global Youth...

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