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The IYF library is your go-to place for youth development resources. Find out more about our initiatives, approaches, and best practices by perusing 30 years' worth of learning and experience.

2020 IYF Financial Statement
2020 IYF Financial Statement
- Financial Statements
  posted in
- in
- 2021
This financial statement includes an independent auditor's report on IYF finances for 2020.
Evidence of the Impact of IYF’s Passport to Success (PTS) Life Skills Training
Evidence of the Impact of IYF’s Passport to Success (PTS) Life Skills Training
- Technical Brief
  posted in
- Life Skills
  
  Monitoring and Evaluation
  in
- 2021
This document summarizes the results of three external evaluations assessing the impact of IYF’s PTS on young people. Impact evaluations in Mexico, South Africa and Zimbabwe found that PTS can improve youth
Evidence on the Reliability and Validity of IYF’s Life Skills Survey Tool (LiSST)
Evidence on the Reliability and Validity of IYF’s Life Skills Survey Tool (LiSST)
- Technical Brief
  posted in
- Life Skills
  
  Monitoring and Evaluation
  in
- 2021
The Life Skills Survey Tool (LiSST) measures four life skills domains—positive mindset, higher order thinking skills, interpersonal skills and community mindset (according to IYF’s Life Skills Framework) using a 49-question
TechBrief-SO1-FINAL
Technical Brief: Youth Agency
- Technical Brief
  posted in
- in
- 2021
Our Youth Agency programs equip and inspire young people while creating the conditions for them to contribute and thrive. This work ranges from the development of life skills to the
TechBrief-SO3-FINAL
Technical Brief: Youth Inclusive Systems
- Technical Brief
  posted in
- Youth Friendly Services
  in
- 2021
Making systems more youth inclusive means recognizing how local systems impact youth and building this understanding into program design, management, and learning. As an advocate for young people, IYF facilitates