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Global Program Overview June 23, 2012 – Washington, D.C.

Global Program Overview June 23, 2012 – Washington, D.C. Who Are We?. Youth:Work is a global program with IYF and partners that leverages USAID funding with other donors to implement youth development programs, especially in the areas of employability, entrepreneurship and citizenship.

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Global Program Overview June 23, 2012 – Washington, D.C.

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  1. Global Program Overview June 23, 2012 – Washington, D.C.

  2. Who Are We? Youth:Work is a global program with IYF and partners that leverages USAID funding with other donors to implement youth development programs, especially in the areas of employability, entrepreneurship and citizenship.

  3. Y:W Global Objectives • Support tested models of youth employment, life skills and entrepreneurship skills training for disadvantaged youth. • Increase the employability of young people through training in life skills, information technology and other vocational skills training programs. • Develop and implement a global knowledge management, dissemination and learning agenda to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned.

  4. Where Are We? • 12 USAID Awards across 22 countries representing $86 million in USAID commitments.

  5. Y:W Timeline 2012 2010 2011 2009 2008 EmploiHabilité, Y:W Jordan & Obra Jasa.kg, TYS & AYOP Y:W Mexico, YED & YouthMap Y:W Leader & CYEP Y:W Moz Z:Works

  6. Who are our beneficiaries? • Out-of-School youth • Youth at-risk for gangs/violence • Orphans In all locations, Y:W programs target disadvantaged/vulnerable youth. Specific subgroups common among Y:W programs:

  7. What do we do? Employability: CYEP EmploiHabilite Y:W Jordan Y:W Mexico YED YouthMap TYS AYOP Y:W Moz Z:Works Entrepreneurship: CYEP Y:W Mexico YED AYOP Capacity Strengthening: YED CYEP Y:W Jordan AYOP YouthMap Cross-Sector Youth Assessments: YouthMap Y:W Jordan YED AYOP Civic Engagement: Y:W Jordan Jasa.kg Multi-Sector Alliance Building: Obra CYEP Y:W Jordan YED YouthMap Life Skills: EmploiHabilite Jasa.kg AYOP CYEP Y:W Jordan

  8. Why Youth:Work? • Demonstrating Best Practice Models • Expanding & Replicating Best Practices

  9. Demonstrating Best Practice Models • 11 Associate Awards targeting over 50,000 youth • Major emphasis on capacity building to ensure effective implementation 40 partners across Y:W programs Models emphasize: • Successful completion of employability or entrepreneurship training • Decent employment six months post training • The creation of new and successful businesses • Reenrollment into formal education • Career guidance and job placement services • Civic engagement, and greater youth participation

  10. Expanding & Replicating Best Practices • Developing partnerships with private, governmental, and nonprofit organizations to support both programs and knowledge generation and dissemination. • Documenting lessons, tools and approaches through learning publications. • Sharing knowledge through learning events and other venues. • Integrating gender into program design. • Cultivating new programs to spread our impact. Youth:Work expands the knowledge base through:

  11. Leveraging & Expanding Knowledge Distribution Channels: Global Events – GPM Regional Events – Amman National Events – YouthMap Senegal Micro-sites & IYF Website Cross Program Sharing KM Platform Newsletters Field Notes Content: Curricula Studies & Research Practical Guides & Toolkits Best Practices Evaluations

  12. Leveraging & Expanding Resources Broad based coalitions at the local, national, regional and global level - $54 million total.

  13. Y:W Global Leverage Partners

  14. Y:W Country Level Leverage Partners Y:W Jordan: Luminus Ministry of Social Development Ministry of Labor Development Employment Fund Souktel Education for Employment Foundation (EFE) Talal Abu Ghazelah Zain Telecom Obra: Citibank Bank of Nova Scotia Australian Aide Joseph Matalon Industries National Commercial Bank of Jamaica Y:W Mexico: Ministry of Social Development Ministry of Education and Culture Fundación MetLife Jasa.kg: UNICEF Soros Foundation UNDP YouthMap: Dalberg Consulting YED: Arab Kuwaiti Fund

  15. Where Are We?

  16. Leverage Partners

  17. IYF Partner Network IYF Partner Network

  18. Key Questions for the Future? • What can we do better as the global hub to support Y:W programs? • What mechanisms can we use to better share knowledge among programs and beyond?

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