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.

entra21 Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides a brief description of the entra21 program in Latin America and the Caribbean. The program provides disadvantaged youth ages 16 to 29 with market-relevant employment training…
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Obra Media Event & Learning Conference Report, Guatemala

This report presents the proceedings of the Obra Learning and Launch Event held in Guatemala July 21 to 23, 2010. The report describes presentations, dialogue, and collaborative efforts to strengthen the program’s partnerships during…
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Obra Brochure

This program brochure presents the nature and work of the Obra program. Obra is a two-year public-private partnership initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean that ensures youth at risk…
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YouthActionNet® @ 10

This publication celebrates the 10-year anniversary of YouthActionNet, a signature IYF program launched in 2001 to “develop a new generation of socially-conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities,…
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Life Plan Workshop Manual

The manual contains nine sessions and activities to work with youth at risk and help them analyze their lives, identify their values, and create goals for the future. It was…
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Studies & Reflections #7: Scaling Up a Youth Inclusion Project

This study is the seventh in the entra21 Studies and Reflections series. It discusses the context and lessons learned from an initiative of the program from 2007 to 2009, when…
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YOUth No. 5, Citizen Youth: Young Change Makers Spread Their Wings

This article by Sheila Kinkade appeared in the Autumn 2011 edition of YOUth magazine. Kinkade is Manager of Marketing and Communications at the International Youth Foundation (IYF). In this article,…
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Entra21 Notes: Adapting a Successful Model to Meet Growing Demands

This study presents findings from the entra21 program. It describes how COSPAE, the International Youth Foundation’s partner in Panama, adjusted its businesses model to sustain and grow program operations. COSPAE…
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Obra Public Event & Learning Conference, Peru

This event report presents the proceedings of the Obra program event and learning conference held in Lima, Peru, on November 17 to 19, 2010. The event was held in collaboration…
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