English El sector de tecnologías de la información (TI) está creciendo rápidamente, impulsando una fuerte demanda de personas con habilidades especializadas que puedan apoyar el flujo y la gestión de información en diversas industrias. Sin embargo, este crecimiento pone de…
Español The Google IT Colombia program funded by this grant will equip 250 young people in Bogotá with in-demand Information Technology (IT) skills. The program offers a market-recognized Google certificate upon completion. Participants will have access to career guidance, life…
Español In Mexico City, a staggering 31% of the youth population, totaling 617,950 individuals, find themselves categorized as “opportunity youth” due to the absence of employment, education, and training opportunities. These young people face multiple challenges, including poverty, limited economic…
Español Through Google Career Certificates, IYF aims to enhance the technical skills of young individuals aged 16 to 29, focusing on 90% of them being women. The primary objective is to prepare these youths for promising and strategic career paths…
Español Compared to their male counterparts, relatively few women choose to study Information and Communications Technology (ICT) or STEM. Not surprisingly, this fact significantly reduces the presence of women in related jobs and results in lost business opportunities for women…
Español The most recent diagnosis conducted by GOYN on Opportunity Youth in Mexico City revealed that, in 2020, there were 617,950 young people aged 15-29 who were disconnected from work, education or training, or who had a temporary job. This…
ESPAÑOL In 2021, the Mexican Bureau of Statistics revealed a gender gap in academic pathways, with women representing only 26.8% of ICT and STEM students. This imbalance translated into a 17% representation in related jobs, resulting in missed business opportunities…
IYF, the Embassy of Ireland (EI), PepsiCo Foundation (PFN), the De Beers Group, and the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) partnered to implement the Skills for Life (S4L) initiative to strengthen teaching and learning in public TVET colleges…
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 of IYF staff and implementing partner network. The initiative developed…