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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…
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Read more: Joseph Matalon Discusses Systems Change, Locally Led Development, and Investing in Youth
Joseph Matalon Discusses Systems Change, Locally Led Development, 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…
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Read more: Honoring International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify the Issues They Care About Most
Honoring International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify the Issues They Care About Most
(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…
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Read more: Has the Pandemic Made Us All Young Again?
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,…
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Read more: What Do International Youth Day and IYF’s New Podcast Have in Common?
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…
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Read more: Here’s the Scoop on IYF’s Summer 2022 Interns!
Here’s the Scoop on IYF’s Summer 2022 Interns!
During the school year, I attend Bowie State University, where I study Mass Communications and Broadcast Journalism. During Spring Semester 2022, I took an internship seminar course, and the professor…
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Read more: Meet the Fall 2022 Cohort of Youth Opportunity Ambassadors
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…
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Read more: Learning From 28 Young Leaders What It Takes to Partner for Impact
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…