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: Obra Public Event & Learning Conference, Peru
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, 2011. It is available only in Spanish.
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Read more: Youth:Work Newsletter (Fall 2010)
Youth:Work Newsletter (Fall 2010)
This Fall 2010 edition of the Youth:Work newsletter discusses a three-day event in Washington, DC, highlighting Youth:Work programs in Jordan, Mexico, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The newsletter also…
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Read more: Youth:Work Mexico (2010–2014)
Youth:Work Mexico (2010–2014)
Together with USAID, in 2010 we launched a four-year program called Youth:Work Mexico to address challenges youth face in Ciudad Juarez and Tijuana, some of the country’s most violent and crime-ridden…
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Read more: YOUth No. 4, In Good Company: NOKIA: Connecting Youth to Positive Futures
YOUth No. 4, In Good Company: NOKIA: Connecting Youth to Positive Futures
This article by Sheila Kinkade appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of YOUth magazine. Kinkade is Manager of Marketing & Communications at the International Youth Foundation (IYF). In this article,…
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Read more: YOUth No. 4, Guest Commentary: Young People Need Us More than Ever & We Need Them
YOUth No. 4, Guest Commentary: Young People Need Us More than Ever & We Need Them
This article by Wendy Cunningham and Justin Yifu Lin appeared in the Summer 2010 edition of YOUth magazine. Cunningham is Coordinator of the World Bank’s Children and Youth Program, and…
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Read more: YOUth No. 4 (Summer 2010)
YOUth No. 4 (Summer 2010)
YOUth magazine is the International Youth Foundation’s (IYF) flagship publication designed to provide a global audience of donors, civil society organizations, governments, and youth leaders with news and commentary around…
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Read more: Obra Learning & Launch Event Report, Jamaica
Obra Learning & Launch Event Report, Jamaica
This report presents the proceedings of the Obra Learning and Launch Event held in Kingston, Jamaica, April 12 to 14, 2010. The report describes the presentations, dialogue, ideas, and plans…
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Read more: Disseminating Technologies (2007)
Disseminating Technologies (2007)
Targeting youth in vulnerable communities on the periphery of Sao Paulo, Brazil, this initiative sought to boost competencies in information and communications technology (ICT) and life skills such as teamwork,…
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Read more: Planning for Life
Planning for Life
The goal of this two-phase USAID-funded initiative was to increase the integration of youth reproductive health and family planning into IYF’s youth development programs and strengthen the relevant technical capacity…