Latin America & the Caribbean
We’ve worked with more than 70 local organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean to help them harness their passion for sustainable youth development projects that measurably change the lives of underserved youth. The first member of IYF’s global partner network joined from Ecuador in 1991, just a year after our founding. Flagship initiatives New Employment Opportunities (NEO) and entra21 have connected more than 100,000 young people with employability training and jobs and created critical alliances among government ministries, businesses, and youth organizations. A great example of how IYF builds local capacity to meet global standards of excellence, our innovative new assessment tool for NEO is helping us evaluate more than 200 service providers, who receive tailored coaching and improvement plans from our regional experts. Together, we’re reshaping how young people in Latin America and the Caribbean envision and can access a brighter future.Learn more about IYF’s work in Latin America and the Caribbean by downloading the fact sheet, available in English, Portuguese and Spanish, or explore our 2024 Impact Report, available in English and Spanish.
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Read more: Success Factors and Lessons Learned From Forming Public-Private Partnerships (Executive Summary)
Success Factors and Lessons Learned From Forming Public-Private Partnerships (Executive Summary)
This document corresponds to the final report, “Success Factors and Learnings from Forming Public–Private Partnerships”, which studied the NEO initiatives in Panama, Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Paraguay. The…
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Read more: Models to Improve Alignment Between Training Institutions and Private Companies (Executive Summary)
Models to Improve Alignment Between Training Institutions and Private Companies (Executive Summary)
This document corresponds to the final report of the “Models to Improve Alignment between the Training Organizations and Private Companies” consultation for the initiatives in El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay…
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Read more: Job Placement Services in the NEO Program Framework (Executive Summary)
Job Placement Services in the NEO Program Framework (Executive Summary)
This document corresponds to the final report, “Job Placement Services in the NEO Program Framework”, which studied the NEO initiatives in Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Peru. The…
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Read more: Career Guidance Experiences in Five Countries: Panama, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, and Mexico (Executive Summary)
Career Guidance Experiences in Five Countries: Panama, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, and Mexico (Executive Summary)
This document corresponds to the final report of the study entitled “Career Guidance Experiences in Five Countries: Panama, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, and Mexico”, which focuses on the NEO initiatives…
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Read more: Promoted Strategies for Developing Socioemotional Skills in Opportunity Youth (Executive Summary)
Promoted Strategies for Developing Socioemotional Skills in Opportunity Youth (Executive Summary)
This document is the final report “Promoted Strategies for Developing Socioemotional Skills in Opportunity Youth,” which studied the NEO initiatives in Colombia, El Salvador, Paraguay, Peru and the Dominican Republic.…
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Read more: Return on Investment for the NEO Initiative (Executive Summary)
Return on Investment for the NEO Initiative (Executive Summary)
This document corresponds to the final report, “Return on Investment for the NEO Initiative”, which focused on the NEO initiative in Mexico. The study was led by B.O.T. This report…
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Read more: Analysis of NEO Capacity Strengthening Services (Executive Summary)
Analysis of NEO Capacity Strengthening Services (Executive Summary)
This document presents the final results of the NEO Capacity Strengthening Services Study, led and conducted by Qualificar. The purpose of the study was to analyze the capacity strengthening services…
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Read more: Programa Protagonistas del Cambio 2019
Programa Protagonistas del Cambio 2019
This year-in-review includes a description of the Programa Protagonistas del Cambio program and profiles of national fellows from Peru in 2019. Programa Protagonistas del Cambio is a YouthActionNet® Institute under…
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Read more: Lessons Across Borders: The Promise of Integrated Approaches and Young Protagonists in Fostering Youth Reconnection
Lessons Across Borders: The Promise of Integrated Approaches and Young Protagonists in Fostering Youth Reconnection
Recognizing that solutions to local problems transcend national boundaries, in 2016 the International Youth Foundation launched (Re)Connecting Youth: Exchanging Global Lessons (RCY). Supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the…