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Read more: 3 Solutions for Addressing Women’s Economic Empowerment
3 Solutions for Addressing Women’s Economic Empowerment
Prior to the pandemic, women accounted for 39% of the world’s total employment. By 2020, they represented almost 45% of employment losses globally. At the same time, women-led businesses were…
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Read more: Reflecting on the Fall 2022 Youth Opportunity Ambassador Cohort
Reflecting on the Fall 2022 Youth Opportunity Ambassador Cohort
The Youth Opportunity (YO) Ambassador Program was founded to create “a safe space, positive youth development, and lifelong learning” IYF Workforce Development Director, Ivelina Benitez, explained during the Youth Opportunity…
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Read more: Poniendo en práctica la pedagogía, a través de la formación práctica
Poniendo en práctica la pedagogía, a través de la formación práctica
La educación es una parte importante en la vida de las personas jóvenes y es fundamental que las personas responsables de enseñar tengan las habilidades, herramientas y apoyo necesarios para…
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Read more: Putting Pedagogy Into Practice Through Hands-on Training
Putting Pedagogy Into Practice Through Hands-on Training
Education is an important part of a young person’s life, so it is critical that those responsible for teaching young people have the necessary skills, tools, and support they need…
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Read more: Why IYF Embraces Proactive, Youth-Responsive Adaptation
Why IYF Embraces Proactive, Youth-Responsive Adaptation
Grounded on the issues young people care about most, IYF's recent strategy refresh embraced youth-responsive proactive adaptation to deepen and expand our existing approaches, capabilities, and models to meet the…
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Read more: Reuse and Improve: Unboxing the Principles for Digital Development
Reuse and Improve: Unboxing the Principles for Digital Development
The second video in IYF's Principles for Digital Development video series--"Reuse and Improve."
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Read more: Reflecting, Learning, and Celebrating: How Youth Opportunity Ambassadors are Recognizing Latinx Heritage Month
Reflecting, Learning, and Celebrating: How Youth Opportunity Ambassadors are Recognizing Latinx Heritage Month
The Latin culture is a rich ingredient in the melting pot that is the United States. Latinx Heritage Month, also known as Hispanic Heritage Month, provides an opportunity to recognize the…
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Read more: IYF Launches New DIY Video Learning Series on the Principles for Digital Development
IYF Launches New DIY Video Learning Series on the Principles for Digital Development
Today, IYF launches the first video from a new series of nine training videos meant to educate IYF staff, as well as others, about the Principles for Digital Development—what they are, why…
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Read more: IYF Welcomes New Board Chair, A Lifelong Advocate for Locally Led Development
IYF Welcomes New Board Chair, A Lifelong 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…