Events

Our events offer stakeholders from around the world an opportunity to come together and exchange ideas and experience. Expanding the global knowledge and understanding of challenges and opportunities in positive youth development, this collaboration drives change.

Name	Dates
Atelier des Parties Prenantes de YouthMap This event in Senegal provided an opportunity to discuss findings from the YouthMap assessment of the country and highlight promising practices and models for positive youth development.	Nov 15, 2011	Agenda	Resources
Construyendo una comunidad de cambio		Agenda	Resources
Dialogo Empleabilidad Juvenil y Prevención de Violencia At this event in El Salvador, participants shared lessons learned in advocacy and job placement to prepare disadvantaged youth for the labor market and the potential of developing public private alliances in the Salvadorian context.	Dec 08, 2011	Agenda	Resources
Ideas 4 Work This conference in Senegal provided a forum for disseminating and discussing evidence-based research on youth employment and entrepreneurship and showcasing effective programs and policies.	Jan 23, 2013-Jan 25, 2013	Agenda	Resources
Investing in the Future: Empowering Young People This regional meeting in Saint Lucia offered an opportunity for stakeholders to work together—and with the region’s young people—to ensure youth have the skills and support they need to lead hopeful, productive lives.	Jun 25, 2013-Jun 26, 2013	Agenda	Resources
OBRA - Evento de Aprendizaje, Santa Marta, Magdalena, Colombia	Nov 10, 2011	Agenda	Resources
OBRA - Launch and Workshop, Kingston, Jamaica	Apr 12, 2010-Apr 14, 2010	Agenda	Resources
OBRA - Media Event and Learning Conference, Guatemala City	Jul 21, 2010-Jul 23, 2010	Agenda	Resources
OBRA: Partnerships for Youth This event in Peru publicly presented the South American Youth of the Americas Partnership and strengthened the three sub-regional partnerships under the Obra initiative.	Nov 17, 2010-Nov 19, 2010	Agenda	Resources
Partnering for Progress Via is a partnership between IYF and the Mastercard Foundation that improves economic opportunities for underserved youth in Mozambique and Tanzania by driving sustainable changes in the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) and entrepreneurship systems. “Partnering for Progress” is a special event showcasing the innovative ways key stakeholders are using a systems change approach to develop effective partnerships for sustainably improved youth economic opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Monday, 25 March 2019 Centro Internacional de Conferências Joaquim Chissano Maputo, Mozambique During this one-day event participants will learn from, and engage with, regional experts, leaders, youth, and practitioners who all play a role in the youth livelihoods ecosystem. Speakers include: MS. SUSAN REICHLE President & Chief Executive Officer, International Youth Foundation (IYF) MR. KOFFI ASSOUAN Program Manager, Mastercard Foundation HE OSWALDO PETERSBURGO Vice Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Republic of Mozambique MR. MATTHEW BREMAN Regional Director, Africa, IYF RAJAB ABDALLAH Via Graduate, Tanzania MAURICIO BAPTISTA GUAMBE Via Graduate, Mozambique DEBORA BISEKO LUGOLA Via Graduate, Tanzania TOMAS MUNGUAMBE Via Graduate, Mozambique DR. JENNIFER ADAMS Mission Director, USAID Mozambique MS. UNAMI MPOFU Senior Programme Officer, New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) MS. ALEXANDRA STANEK Associate Partner, Dalberg Associates MS. ALICE GUGELEV (moderator) CEO, Global Development Incubator Africa Director, Global Development Incubator USA MS. DAISY MANHICA Talent Search Consultant, Flow Mozambique MR. HAID MONDLANE Human Capital Development Manager, Cimentos de Mozambique MR. TIAGO COELHO Co-Founder, UX Information Technologies MS. ABNEUSA MANUEL Founder, MozDevz MR. JOEL TOMAS (moderator) Capacity Strengthening Technical Advisor, IYF MS. MARYANA ISKANDER Chief Executive Officer, Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator DR. ROSIE LUGG Team Leader, JOBA Mozambique DR. AGGREY MLIMUKA Executive Director, Association of Tanzanian Employers MR. DAUDO VALI (moderator) General Director, DHL Mozambique MS. IDA ALVARINHO National Director Professional Qualifications, National Authority of Professional Education (ANEP), Mozambique MR. DAVID MODIBA Deputy Director, Curriculum Development and Support, South Africa Department of Higher Education (DHET) MS. LAILA CHEMANE-CHILEMBA Social Investment Manager, ANADARKO MR. YOICHI HIRAMATSU PAMEP 21 Team Leader, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) MS. MARLENE DE SOUSA (moderator) Founder, Attitude MS. FRANCESCA BRUSCHI Public Policy Analyst, Italian Development Cooperation Agency MS. SARA FAKIR Executive Catalyst, IdeiaLab MR. SOSTHENES SAMBUA Executive Director, Tanzania Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness Centre (TECC) MS. GERCIA SEQUEIRA (moderator) Executive Director, Institute of Technology, Innovation, and Services (ITIS)	Mar 25, 2019	Agenda	Resources