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: Labor Market Analysis: Practices From 15 entra21 Projects
Labor Market Analysis: Practices From 15 entra21 Projects
This study is the third in the entra21 Studies and Reflections series. It discusses the processes that 15 entra21 projects use to identify the dynamics and tendencies of their labor…
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Read more: What Works in Youth Participation: Case Studies from Around the World
What Works in Youth Participation: Case Studies from Around the World
This issue of What Works focuses on youth participation as a critical factor in positive youth development. It offers nine case studies by youth and adult authors from around the…
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Read more: Connect with Your Dreams: A Handbook for Make a Connection Participants
Connect with Your Dreams: A Handbook for Make a Connection Participants
This handbook presents life skills lessons for participants of the Make a Connection program. It includes stories of young people involved in the program in countries such as Brazil, China, Hungary,…
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Read more: What Works in Public/Private Partnering: Building Alliances for Youth Development
What Works in Public/Private Partnering: Building Alliances for Youth Development
This edition of What Works focuses on the elements necessary for a successful public-private partnership and the necessity of alliance-building. IYF’s What Works series examines cutting-edge issues in the youth…
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Read more: Studies & Reflections #2: Youth Unemployment, A Structural & Global Problem
Studies & Reflections #2: Youth Unemployment, A Structural & Global Problem
This study is the second in the entra21 Studies and Reflections series. It analyzes the phenomenon of youth unemployment and its global dimensions and examines which are most relevant to…
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Read more: What Works in Street Children Programming: The JUCONI Model
What Works in Street Children Programming: The JUCONI Model
This issue of What Works focuses on programming to support street children. It discusses the work of the author’s organization, Junto Con Los Niños (JUCONI) Foundation, in Mexico. The What…
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Read more: Designing a Successful Fund Raising Campaign for Your NGO
Designing a Successful Fund Raising Campaign for Your NGO
This toolkit offers guidance on sustaining long-term supports for young people at the local, national, and international level. The International Youth Foundation developed the toolkit to provide non-profit organizations with…