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: Preparing Youth In Conflict with the Law for Success
Preparing Youth In Conflict with the Law for Success
This report presents findings from the Caribbean Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP), specifically the program’s provision of life skills and vocational training to youth in conflict with the law in Saint…
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Read more: Telling a New Story of the World’s Youth: A Handbook for Youth-Serving Organizations
Telling a New Story of the World’s Youth: A Handbook for Youth-Serving Organizations
This handbook offers tools and tips for youth-serving organizations to maximize their storytelling capabilities, Based on the International Youth Foundation’s experience, the handbook focuses special attention on telling effective stories and empowering…
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Read more: Assessing Youth Wellbeing: Toward a Global Youth Wellbeing Index
Assessing Youth Wellbeing: Toward a Global Youth Wellbeing Index
This report presents updates on the progress of the Global Youth Wellbeing Index. The International Youth Foundation, together with the Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative of the Center for Strategic…
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Read more: Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative Newsletter, Issue #2
Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative Newsletter, Issue #2
This is the second edition of the newsletter from the Youth, Prosperity and Security Initiative, a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation and the Center for Strategic & International…
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Read more: Global Youth Wellbeing Index Fact Sheet
Global Youth Wellbeing Index Fact Sheet
This fact sheet provides a brief description of the Global Youth Wellbeing Index. The index is a joint effort by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Center for Strategic…
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Read more: Opportunity for Action: Emerging Trends & Next Steps (2013)
Opportunity for Action: Emerging Trends & Next Steps (2013)
This report presents updates to the original edition of Opportunity for Action, which IYF published in 2012. Commissioned by Microsoft, the update describes encouraging progress made since 2012 as well…
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Read more: Promoting Youth Employment through Internships: A Guide to Best Practices
Promoting Youth Employment through Internships: A Guide to Best Practices
This toolkit offers guidance to youth-serving institutions on providing internships to youth and incorporating internships into youth employability programming. The International Youth Foundation (IYF) developed this guide to show the…
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Read more: CYEP Conference – Monitoring & Evaluation: Creating an Evidence Base for Youth Employability
CYEP Conference – Monitoring & Evaluation: Creating an Evidence Base for Youth Employability
This event presentation includes the information shared by Ms. Roberta Williams and Dr. Moses Pearl at the Caribbean Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP) conference “Investing in the Future: Empowering Young People”…
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Read more: CYEP Conference – Supporting Youth at Risk from Training to Employment: Meeting their Psycho-Social Needs
CYEP Conference – Supporting Youth at Risk from Training to Employment: Meeting their Psycho-Social Needs
This event presentation includes the information shared by Deborah Bathley-Francis at the Caribbean Youth Empowerment Program (CYEP) conference “Investing in the Future: Empowering Young People” held in Gros Islet, Saint…