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Welcome to the IYF newsroom. Here you’ll find our blog posts, newsletter articles, publications, and videos. We invite you to explore what we’ve learned through more than two decades of positive youth development. For media inquiries, please contact Jonathan Mudd.

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Food Waste, Climate Change, and How Global Impact Starts at the Kitchen Table

How does food waste connect to the larger issue of climate change? Learn from KinoSol's Mikayla Sullivan. 

Matthew Hobson - November 5, 2019

We Must Follow Young Women's Lead and Take Action

Leading up to Day of the Girl 2019, I was thinking a lot about climate change warrior Greta Thunberg’s cautionary advice to members of Congress.

Susan Reichle - October 13, 2019 - Posted In Leadership

On Day of the Girl, Hear from 11 Young Women About the Rights That Matter Most

Earlier this week, She’s the First and partner organizations unveiled a Global Girls Bill of Rights which will be presented at

Matthew Hobson - October 11, 2019 - Posted In Employment Education, Leadership

From the IYF Library

2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index

The Index is a call to action and guide for investment in the world's young people. Created in partnership with Hilton, it addresses seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and features seven domains: gender equality, economic opportunity, education, health, safety and security, citizen participation, and information and communication technology.

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YouthMap Casamance: Fatmata's Story

YouthMap Casamance: Fatmata's Story

A young mother in southern Senegal has learned valuable life skills through her Passport to Success® training.

iyfradmin - June 8, 2015 - Posted In Life Skills
Youth Help Youth to Get Jobs

Youth Help Youth Get Jobs

Watch as Cristina, a facilitator, and Miriam, a program graduate, share the uniqueness of Youth:Work Mexico's youth-to-youth approach.

iyfradmin - June 1, 2015 - Posted In Employment Education, Life Skills

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