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: Through Their Eyes: A Final Report on the Disseminating Technologies Project
Through Their Eyes: A Final Report on the Disseminating Technologies Project
This booklet and accompanying video tell the story of the Travelport program graduates. In 2007, Travelport and IYF launched a partnership with Fundacao Abrinq to better prepare young people for…
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Read more: Learning Series #5: Guide to Quality Assessments for Youth Workforce Training & Employment Programs
Learning Series #5: Guide to Quality Assessments for Youth Workforce Training & Employment Programs
This study is the fifth in the entra21 Learning Series, which presents findings from that program. This study describes a tool for evaluating and improving the quality of youth workforce…
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Read more: FieldNotes: Promoting Active Youth Citizenship
FieldNotes: Promoting Active Youth Citizenship
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on civic engagement. It discusses how the IYF-Nokia partnership and the Make a Connection initiative have promoted active citizenship among youth around the world.
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Read more: YOUth No. 1: Guest Commentary: Give Youth the Tools & They’ll Change the World
YOUth No. 1: Guest Commentary: Give Youth the Tools & They’ll Change the World
This article by Christiane Amanpour appeared in the Fall 2007 edition of YOUth magazine. Amanpour is CNN’s Chief International Correspondent. In this article, she discusses the status and future of…
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Read more: YOUth No. 1 (Fall 2007)
YOUth No. 1 (Fall 2007)
YOUth magazine is the International Youth Foundation (IYF)’s 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: YOUth No. 1, In My Own Words: Miguel Nuevez Lozada
YOUth No. 1, In My Own Words: Miguel Nuevez Lozada
This article by Miguel Nuevez Lozada appeared in the Fall 2011 edition of YOUth magazine. Lozada participated in Ocupate, a life skills and employability program for youth gang members in Mexico…
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Read more: FieldNotes: Recruiting & Screening Program Participants
FieldNotes: Recruiting & Screening Program Participants
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on how life skills programs can effectively promote their programs and screen potential participants. It discusses the experience of organizations in Nigeria, Poland, and Venezuela.
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Read more: FieldNotes: Reaching Out to Youth in High-Risk Environments
FieldNotes: Reaching Out to Youth in High-Risk Environments
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on life skills programs as a profound way to impact a young person’s ability to overcome risk factors. It discusses the experiences of three International…
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Read more: FieldNotes: Promoting Employee Engagement
FieldNotes: Promoting Employee Engagement
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on successful employee engagement. It includes examples, advice, and first-hand accounts. Much of the material comes from the volunteer activities of Lucent employees, who have worked…