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IYF Welcomes New Board Chair and Advocate for Locally Led Development
(Doug Becker, Dina Buchbinder Auron, and Joseph Matalon in Washington, DC.) On September 7, at a gathering in Washington, D.C. that included current, past, and Emeritus members of IYF’s Board of Directors…
Joseph Matalon on Systems Change and Investing in Youth
What values and passions have guided your professional life and how do those align with IYF’s values, vision, and mission? Growing up, I was inculcated with the value—and imperative—of public service. As…
On International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify Their Causes
(Photo by Wylly Suhendra, Unsplash) Since 1965, the United Nations has made a concentrated effort to promote youth development. What began as the Declaration on the Promotion Among Youth of the Ideals of…
Has the Pandemic Made Us All Young Again?
Happy International Youth Day 2022! As you may know, this year’s IYD theme is Intergenerational Solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages. The first IYD was celebrated on August 12, 2000,…
What Do International Youth Day and IYF's New Podcast Have in Common?
Officially, International Youth Day was born on December 17, 1999, when the U.N. General Assembly endorsed a recommendation which was made on August 12, 1998, by the first assembly of…
Here’s the Scoop on IYF’s Summer 2022 Interns!
Meet the Fall 2022 Cohort of Youth Opportunity Ambassadors
As Fall approaches, the Youth Opportunity (YO) program is transitioning from one cohort to another. Thanks to International Youth Foundation programming, YO Ambassadors like Vianey Delgado are leaving the program well-equipped to…
Learning From 28 Young Leaders What It Takes to Partner for Impact
(Daniela Retamales, GYRF Awardee and founder of Fundación Prótesis 3D and Maria Elisa Muñoz YouthActionNet Fellow and founder of D’Cuero.) At IYF, we know from experience the value of partnering with young…
4 e-Learning Design Practices for Reaching More Young People
(Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash.) The United Nations started World Youth Skills Day (July 15) in 2014 to celebrate and emphasize “the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills…