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Read more: Bridging the Green Skills Gap: A Path to Energy Transition Success
Bridging the Green Skills Gap: A Path to Energy Transition Success
(Español) The energy transition is well underway, propelling us toward a future fueled by cleaner, renewable sources of energy. However, as we make this crucial shift, a pressing challenge emerges…
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Read more: La Transición Energética y la Brecha de Habilidades Verdes: Una Oportunidad para la Colaboración
La Transición Energética y la Brecha de Habilidades Verdes: Una Oportunidad para la Colaboración
(English) La transición energética está en marcha, impulsándonos hacia un futuro alimentado por fuentes de energía más limpias y renovables. Sin embargo, a medida que avanzamos en este cambio crucial,…
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Read more: The Impact of the Youth Opportunity Initiative, as Told by Returning Ambassadors
The Impact of the Youth Opportunity Initiative, as Told by Returning Ambassadors
Since 2018, IYF and McDonald’s have partnered together to improve employment opportunities and reduce barriers among adolescents and young adults. The YO Ambassadors program is a part of the McDonald’s-sponsored…
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Read more: Introducing IYF’s Summer 2023 Youth Opportunity Ambassadors
Introducing IYF’s Summer 2023 Youth Opportunity Ambassadors
Summer 2023 marks the five-year anniversary of the launch of the Youth Opportunity (YO) initiative, which has seen tremendous success due to the support and funding from McDonald’s. Together, IYF…
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Read more: New ‘Burberry Inspire’ Initiative Aims to Reach 500,000 Young People With Creative Youth Development Programming
New ‘Burberry Inspire’ Initiative Aims to Reach 500,000 Young People With Creative Youth Development Programming
Today, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) proudly announces the launch of ‘Burberry Inspire’, a global youth empowerment program supported by Burberry Group plc and The Burberry Foundation–an independent charity created…
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Read more: Celebrate Neurodiversity, This Week and Every Week
Celebrate Neurodiversity, This Week and Every Week
This week (March 13 – 19, 2023) is Neurodiversity Celebration Week, a worldwide initiative that seeks to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences and change the way neurodivergent youth…
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Read more: Reflecting on the Fall 2022 Youth Opportunity Ambassador Cohort
Reflecting on the Fall 2022 Youth Opportunity Ambassador Cohort
The Youth Opportunity (YO) Ambassador Program was founded to create “a safe space, positive youth development, and lifelong learning” IYF Workforce Development Director, Ivelina Benitez, explained during the Youth Opportunity…
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Read more: Honoring International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify the Issues They Care About Most
Honoring International Youth Day, YO Ambassadors Amplify the Issues They Care About Most
(Photo by Wylly Suhendra, Unsplash) Since 1965, the United Nations has made a concentrated effort to promote youth development. What began as the Declaration on the Promotion Among Youth of the Ideals of…
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Read more: This is What It Looks Like to ‘Do Good’ in Nashville, Tennessee
This is What It Looks Like to ‘Do Good’ in Nashville, Tennessee
© 2021 Bryan Tarnowski For 127 years, the Martha O’Bryan Center (MOBC) has been supporting households, students, and other individuals in Nashville, Tennessee with education and employment services. Since 1948,…