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: Premio Laureate Brazil 2017
Premio Laureate Brazil 2017
This year-in-review includes a description of the Premio Laureate Brazil program and profiles of national fellows from Brazil in 2017. Premio Laureate Brazil is a YouthActionNet® Institute under the YouthActionNet initiative.
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Read more: Youth-Inclusive Market Systems
Youth-Inclusive Market Systems
This capacity statement describes IYF’s youth-inclusive market systems approach, which aims to address the unique constraints young people encounter and harness their power to be agents for positive change, to the…
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Read more: YouthActionNet® 2017: Youth. Justice. Equity.
YouthActionNet® 2017: Youth. Justice. Equity.
This publication celebrates the critical role youth and young leaders, specifically YouthActionNet® Laureate Global Fellows, play in achieving a more just, equitable, and sustainable future. The publication includes a description…
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Read more: (Re)Connecting Youth – Promising Approaches
(Re)Connecting Youth – Promising Approaches
These fact sheets provide a look at approaches from across the globe that the (Re)Connecting Youth initiative has identified as promising. The goal is for them to inspire new approaches…
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Read more: 2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index
2017 Global Youth Wellbeing Index
The Global Youth Wellbeing Index gathers and connects youth-related data to assess and compare the state of young people’s wellbeing around the world. The 2017 Index is the second edition,…
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Read more: NEO: Preparando a los jóvenes para el futuro
NEO: Preparando a los jóvenes para el futuro
In Latin America and the Caribbean, young people trying to choose a path that’s right for them, especially youth from low-income families, find themselves with too many questions and not…
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Read more: NEO: Preparing Youth for the Future
NEO: Preparing Youth for the Future
In Latin America and the Caribbean, young people trying to choose a path that’s right for them, especially youth from low-income families, find themselves with too many questions and not…
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Read more: Addressing the Skills Mismatch: Strategies from Latin America
Addressing the Skills Mismatch: Strategies from Latin America
These presentations were part of a webinar hosted by IYF on April 4, 2017. They include strategies and experience from representatives of the Inter-American Development Bank, IYF, and Entreculturas related…
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Read more: Premio UVM 2016
Premio UVM 2016
This year-in-review includes a description of the Premio UVM program and profiles of national fellows from Mexico in 2016. Premio UVM is a YouthActionNet® Institute under the YouthActionNet® initiative.