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: FieldNotes: Influencing the National Youth Agenda
FieldNotes: Influencing the National Youth Agenda
This issue of FieldNotes focuses on the ways in which organizations can influence their country’s national agenda. It discusses the examples of three partner organizations in Brazil, Thailand, and the…
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Read more: Alliances for Youth: What Works in CSR Partnerships
Alliances for Youth: What Works in CSR Partnerships
This issue of What Works focuses on effective partnerships created out of corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts. It discusses case studies of partnerships between Timberland and City Year; Intel and…
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Read more: Learning Series #1: Collaborating with the Private Sector—A Case Study of an entra21 Project in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Learning Series #1: Collaborating with the Private Sector—A Case Study of an entra21 Project in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
This study is the first edition in the entra21 Learning Series, which presents findings from that program. The study describes the factors that enabled the Instituto de Hospitalidade, an NGO…
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Read more: Learning Series #2: Entering the World of Work—Results from Six entra21 Youth Employment Projects
Learning Series #2: Entering the World of Work—Results from Six entra21 Youth Employment Projects
This study is the second edition in the entra21 Learning Series, which presents findings from that program. This study describes the six external evaluations, conducted in 2005, of entra21 projects…
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Read more: Studies & Reflections #1: Quality Parameters for Training & Workforce Entry Services for Disadvantaged Youth
Studies & Reflections #1: Quality Parameters for Training & Workforce Entry Services for Disadvantaged Youth
This study is the first in the entra21 Studies and Reflections series. It summarizes the main lessons learned from a workshop held with allies of the entra21 program. The purpose…
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Read more: Studies & Reflections #3: Labor Market Analysis—A Summary of Practices of 15 entra21 Projects
Studies & Reflections #3: Labor Market Analysis—A Summary of Practices of 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…