Through TunisiaWorks, we addressed the country’s high youth unemployment rates by equipping local youth-serving organizations with the training to offer first-rate employability, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement projects. In addition to helping thousands of underserved young people receive the training needed to secure livelihoods, our work in Tunisia connected local organizations and government in new ways to ensure sustainability and that they continue to learn from and collaborate with one another.
He devoured books but preferred poetry. He was a passionate soccer fan. He liked smoking and playing cards in the local café. But the harsh reality of 26-year-old Mohamed Bouazizi’s life was that he couldn’t find a decent job. Desperately…
Like so many people around the world, I’ve been thrilled at reports from Tunisia over the past few days of citizens lining up to vote in huge numbers in the first free election in their nation’s history. It’s estimated that…
Do you have questions about the best solutions to tackle youth unemployment? Do you want to find out more about what others are doing to build a better future for youth? Need to locate the next conference where practitioners are…
This opinion piece originally appeared in the Baltimore Sun. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently delivered a speech in Tunisia that focused on the historic role young people are playing to promote freedom, opportunity and human dignity in their countries.…
IYF and Tunisian Ministry of Employment Sign Joint Agreement The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Tunisian Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that lays the groundwork for close multi-sector cooperation to improve economic…
The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) have awarded four initial grants to local non-governmental organizations to support Tunisia Works, a recently launched program to expand job training and community service opportunities for the country’s…