International Youth Foundation

A GLOBAL NGO PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE HEALTHY PRODUCTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS.

VIA: PATHWAYS TO WORK:IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MASTERCARD FOUNDATION, VIA: PATHWAYS TO WORK APPLIES A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE IN MOZAMBIQUE AND TANZANIA. VIA FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE CHANGES AND REFINEMENTS IN THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEMS IN BOTH COUNTRIES. THE GOAL IS THAT COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORS OF TVET SYSTEM ACTORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH, ARE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING AND CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS WORKFORCE AND INDUSTRY GAPS, INTO TECHNICAL OFFERINGS FOR MORE THAN 21,000 YOUNG PEOPLE. THE VIA LEGACY WILL BE IN THE SYSTEMIC CHANGES MADE AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS AND ACROSS AN ARRAY OF YOUTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF YOUTH BENEFITING FROM THESE ADVANCES OVER TIME.

INITIATIVES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN:WE'VE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 70 IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HARNESS A PASSION FOR SUSTAINABLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT MEASURABLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH. JOVENES A BORDO IS A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO THE WORKFORCE FOR UPPER SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN QUINTANA ROO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. ADELANTE (BUILDING THE TALENT PIPELINE IN SOUTHERN PERU) AIMS TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO MARKET-RELEVANT POST-SECONDARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD OF WORK.

GLOBAL INITIATIVES:IN 2019, THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION HAD FOUR MAJOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES THAT SOUGHT TO ENHANCE YOUTH EMPLOYABILITY. - PASSPORT TO SUCCESS RESPONDS TO THE NEEDS OF YOUTH, EMPLOYERS, YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS BY INCREASING THE LIFE SKILLS OF YOUNG JOBSEEKERS. THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO 20 LANGUAGES AND IMPLEMENTED IN MORE THAN 50 COUNTRIES.- IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CATERPILLAR FOUNDATION, EQUIPYOUTH PREPARES YOUNG PEOPLE WITH MARKET-RELEVANT LIFE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, ON-THE-JOB LEARNING, AND JOB PLACEMENT SUPPORT AND SERVICES. IN 2019, EQUIPYOUTH WAS ACTIVE IN ISRAEL, MEXICO, PALESTINE, AND PERU.- THE HILTON PARTNERSHIP HAS OFFERED LIFE SKILLS TRAINING TO YOUNG TEAM MEMBERS IN HILTON PROPERTIES ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS.- (RE)CONNECTING YOUTH: EXCHANGING GLOBAL LESSONS SHARED INNOVATIVE GLOBAL APPROACHES FOR INCREASING YOUTH CONNECTION AND RESILIENCE WITH PRACTITIONERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND FUNDERS IN THE UNITED STATES.