Country Hungary
Through our local partner, we provided small grants, training, and technical assistance to volunteer groups carrying out service projects over the course of a school year. In addition to supporting these youth-led activities, the initiative focused on building a national network of young people committed to volunteerism and raising national awareness about youth civic engagement. From 2003 to 2011, the initiative reached more than 10,000 young people here. As a result of participating, 73 percent of youth said they volunteered more and were more productive in school, at work, and in the community.
International Women’s Day Celebration: Lives of Courage, Words of Hope
The lines were slow and long, snaking around the State Department’s huge building complex in Washington, DC, on this chilly morning. But the excitement was growing among the hundreds of (mostly) women lining up to attend the 100th Anniversary of…
FieldNotes: Promoting Active Youth Citizenship
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on civic engagement. It discusses how the IYF-Nokia partnership and the Make a Connection initiative have promoted active citizenship among youth around the world.
FieldNotes: Implementing Life Skills for Employability
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on the challenges and rewards of implementing a life skills and employability program that works with at-risk youth. It discusses suggestions for best practices when designing an effective life skills program.
FieldNotes: Conducting Media Outreach
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on the role communications planning plays in ensuring the success of media outreach activities, factors that can contribute to media coverage for a special event, and the role of young people in telling their stories.…