Asia & Oceania
In this region where countries with already huge youth contingents are experiencing massive population growth, we offer solutions for turning the youth bulge into a demographic dividend. Beginning more than two decades ago, we’ve empowered young people here with the information, skills, and mentoring to succeed as employees and as entrepreneurs. Working with international partners, we’ve developed initiatives that offer youth market-relevant training to help them win jobs and close the skills gap. As part of our commitment to our global partner network, we support local organizations through workshops, tailored curricula, and mentoring that build their capacity to serve youth.
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Read more: Reproductive Health Lessons: A Supplemental Curriculum for Young People

Reproductive Health Lessons: A Supplemental Curriculum for Young People
This curriculum provides reproductive health and family planning lessons to life skills-based youth development organizations for inclusion in their programs. The curriculum addresses topics such as contraception, sexually transmitted infections,…
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Read more: YOUth No. 3, Partners in Progress: “Effectively Global, Appropriately Local: IYF’s Partner Network”

YOUth No. 3, Partners in Progress: “Effectively Global, Appropriately Local: IYF’s Partner Network”
This article by Christy Macy appeared in the Spring 2009 edition of YOUth magazine. Written in the context of the 2008 International Youth Foundation Global Partner Meeting in Istanbul, Turkey,…
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Read more: Accelerated Skills Acquisition Program: Training for Young Entrepreneurs

Accelerated Skills Acquisition Program: Training for Young Entrepreneurs
This curriculum provides entrepreneurship training to youth and was developed for the Accelerated Skills Acquisition Program in Sri Lanka. The curriculum addresses the development of soft skills such as teamwork…
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Read more: Planning for Life Final Evaluation

Planning for Life Final Evaluation
This report presents findings from Planning for Life at the program’s conclusion. It evaluates Planning for Life’s effectiveness increasing knowledge and skills among International Youth Foundation (IYF) staff and IYF’s Global Partner Network…
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Read more: YOUth No. 3, In My Own Words: Xie Xiaoyun

YOUth No. 3, In My Own Words: Xie Xiaoyun
This article by Xie Xiaoyun appeared in the 2009 edition of YOUth magazine. Xiaoyun participated in a vocational program supported by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) in partnership with the Tiger…
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Read more: Project Design & Proposal Writing: A Guide to Mainstreaming Reproductive Health into Youth Development Programs

Project Design & Proposal Writing: A Guide to Mainstreaming Reproductive Health into Youth Development Programs
This toolkit offers guidance on project design and proposal writing based on knowledge gained through the Planning for Life initiative. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) developed the toolkit to equip…
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Read more: YOUth No. 2, Partners in Progress: Dreaming Big in Thailand—National Council for Child & Youth Development

YOUth No. 2, Partners in Progress: Dreaming Big in Thailand—National Council for Child & Youth Development
This article by Srisak Thaiarry appeared in the Summer 2008 edition of YOUth magazine. Thaiarry is Executive Director of the National Council for Child and Youth Development (NCYD). In this…
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Read more: Family Planning, HIV/AIDS & STIs & Gender Matrix: A Tool for Youth Reproductive Health Programming

Family Planning, HIV/AIDS & STIs & Gender Matrix: A Tool for Youth Reproductive Health Programming
This tool is designed to provide youth-serving organizations with a guide of topics on family planning, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and gender; segmenting them by age and marital status.…
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Read more: A Framework for Integrating Reproductive Health & Family Planning into Youth Development Programs

A Framework for Integrating Reproductive Health & Family Planning into Youth Development Programs
This toolkit offers guidance on the integration of youth reproductive health and family planning into youth development programs. The International Youth Foundation developed the toolkit based on best practices from…
