INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
VIA: PATHWAYS TO WORK: IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MASTERCARD FOUNDATION, VIA: PATHWAYS TO WORK APPLIES A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSERVED YOUNG PEOPLE IN MOZAMBIQUE AND TANZANIA. VIA FACILITATES SUSTAINABLE CHANGES AND REFINEMENTS IN THE TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (TVET) AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SYSTEMS IN BOTH COUNTRIES. THE GOAL IS THAT COLLECTIVE BEHAVIORS OF TVET SYSTEM ACTORS, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND YOUTH, ARE MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING AND CAREER SUPPORT SERVICES, WHICH HAVE BEEN CLEARLY IDENTIFIED AS WORKFORCE AND INDUSTRY GAPS, INTO TECHNICAL OFFERINGS FOR MORE THAN 22,000 YOUNG PEOPLE. THE VIA LEGACY WILL BE IN THE SYSTEMIC CHANGES MADE AT INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS AND ACROSS AN ARRAY OF YOUTH TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES STAKEHOLDERS, LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF YOUTH BENEFITING FROM THESE ADVANCES OVER TIME.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.5MProgram 2 [2020]
INITIATIVES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: SINCE IYF'S FOUNDING IN 1990, WE'VE HELPED MORE THAN TWO MILLION SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN YOUTH TURN THEIR TALENT AND ENTHUSIASM INTO JOBS AND CAREERS IN GROWTH SECTORS SUCH AS SERVICE INDUSTRIES, AGRICULTURE, AND CONSTRUCTION. THROUGH IMPROVED LEARNER RETENTION AND COMPLETION RATES, THE SKILLS FOR LIFE PROJECT IN SOUTH AFRICA SEEKS TO SUPPORT THE COUNTRY'S TVET COLLEGE SYSTEM TO BETTER PREPARE YOUNG WOMEN AND MEN WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND INDUSTRY-RELEVANT TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES NEEDED FOR ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE SUCCESS. IYF LEADS THE LIVELIHOODS COMPONENT OF THE $35 MILLION USAID PATHWAYS ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN PROJECT IN ZIMBABWE. THROUGH PATHWAYS, IYF STRENGTHENS HIV-AFFECTED YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES ECONOMICALLY BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TRAINING AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING LINKAGES TO FINANCE AND BUSINESS MENTORSHIP.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.9MProgram 3 [2020]
INITIATIVES IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: WE'VE WORKED WITH MORE THAN 70 IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN TO HELP LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS HARNESS A PASSION FOR SUSTAINABLE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS THAT MEASURABLY CHANGE THE LIVES OF UNDERSERVED YOUTH. PATHWAYS TO SUCCESS IS A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE PEPSICO FOUNDATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF EMPOWERING ADOLESCENT GIRLS AND YOUNG WOMEN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL BY PROVIDING THEM WITH QUALITY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. JOVENES A BORDO IS ALSO A THREE-YEAR INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE TRANSITIONS FROM SCHOOL TO THE WORKFORCE FOR UPPER SECONDARY AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN QUINTANA ROO AND BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR. THE ADELANTE (BUILDING THE TALENT PIPELINE IN SOUTHERN PERU) PROGRAM AIMS TO BRING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO MARKET-RELEVANT POST-SECONDARY TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORLD OF WORK.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$2.8M
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