IYF Blog

New Via Program Website Shares Insights and Provides Valuable Resources for Impact

Tom Brownlee
- December 1, 2020 Employment Education Job Placement Life Skills

For IYF and partner Mastercard Foundation, learning has always been a critical aspect of the Via: Pathways to Work program
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The Value of Sport for Development on Display at the World Cup

Tom Brownlee
- August 10, 2018 Life Skills

Watching the 2018 World Cup was an enjoyable, unpredictable month-long experience. Whether you’re rooting for your country of birth, mourning
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6 Steps to Initiating Bolder Youth-Driven Economic Growth in Africa

Tom Brownlee
- February 1, 2017 Employment Education Livelihoods
We know investing in youth livelihoods can produce long-term positive outcomes, but how do we make sustainable change in complex systems at scale and in a resource-constrained environment?. Read more
What We Learned about Supporting Young Entrepreneurs in Tanzania

Tom Brownlee
- September 13, 2016 Entrepreneurship Livelihoods
We had always planned to offer entrepreneurship toolkits, but along the way we learned valuable lessons about how best to provide them.. Read more
Translating Skills from the Soccer Field to the Workplace

Tom Brownlee
- January 12, 2016 Employment Education Life Skills
While my linguistic skills are quite limited, there is one language that has allowed me to communicate across Sub-Saharan Africa: soccer. I can’t say I speak all the dialects, but I am more or less fluent in Premier League, proficient in Champions League, and speak enough La Liga and PSL to get by.. Read more