Since its conception in 2006, the Global Engagement Summit has hosted undergraduates and recent graduates from over 40 counties and 50 universities, with more than 35 global nonprofits for five days of exchange and capacity building at Northwestern University, in Chicago, IL. Through workshops, direct mentorships with nonprofit leaders, and outcome opportunities, GES delegates develop projects in microfinance, community development, global health, sustainable engineering, and many other change-b more...

Vision:
YALDA envisions an international network of inspired, empowered and proactive young African leaders who hold influential decision-making positions, are running their own organizations or companies, culminating in a prosperous and developed African continent.

Mission:
YALDA provides a forum for youth on the African continent and those abroad with a commitment to the welfare of Africa. By networking with professionals, mentors and each other, members will increase their capacity to t more...

The World Bank recognizes that child labor is one of the most devastating consequences of persistent poverty and has adopted a clear position to help reduce harmful child labor through its ongoing poverty reduction efforts and new initiatives. It is housed in the Human Development Hub's Social Protection Unit. Since its establishment, the Global Child Labor Program (GCLP) has functioned as the Bank’s focal point for child labor activities, training, capacity building and policy.

The over more...

Nokia firmly believes in supporting youth development programs. For several years, Nokia has cooperated with the International Youth Foundation (IYF), and we recently signed an agreement to join forces with the international children's organization, Plan, to work with youth in Africa. As a global company, we recognize that young people everywhere can benefit from developing essential 'life skills' that help them to succeed within today’s fast-changing world. Such skills – including confidenc more...

Edited by Silvia Golombeck, Ph.D. Foreword by Rick Little. As critical as youth participation is to the notion of positive youth development, it remains a subject that defies easy description. What does it mean in different cultures? What inhibits and encourages youth participation? What lessons have we learned? What Works in Youth Participation: Case Studies from Around the World explores some of these critical questions in nine case essays, written by authors of diverse ages, nationalities, an more...

August 2008 theme of the Gender equality at the heart of decent work Campaign, 2008-2009.
Key resources - Youth is the time of life full of promise, aspiration and energy. Between childhood and adulthood, youth is when men and women are most eager to strike out to secure their futures and to contribute to their families, communities and societies. This stage of life is crucial in determining young peoples’ paths to achieving productive employment and decent work.

One billion young people more...

Select to magnify the imageMany young people are in education or employed in decent jobs… Unfortunately, there are also too many young workers who do not have access to decent work. A significant number of youth are underemployed, unemployed, seeking employment or between jobs, or working unacceptably long hours under informal, intermittent and insecure work arrangements…

Youth unemployment and underemployment impose heavy social and economic costs, resulting in the loss of opportunities more...

Over the past decade, youth employment has acquired growing prominence on the
national and global development agendas, witnessing the magnitude of the challenge
confronting countries worldwide, regardless of the stage of socio-economic development.
Commitments to achieving the internationally-agreed target of full and productive employment and decent work for young people have been made at a number of international forums, including the 2005 World Summit. Despite some progress, effectively im more...

IDB study says education not fueling growth in the region. Most Latin Americans are satisfied with public education even though students from the region lag behind their peers from Asian and developed nations in international achievement tests, according to a Gallup poll commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank.

The study aims to identify, adopting a long-term perspective, how educational development has contributed to a better quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean. Ev more...

Report to be released Nov. 18. Event to be Webcast. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will present an in-depth report into life satisfaction in Latin America and the Caribbean, which uses data from the Gallup World Poll and information commissioned by the Bank to complement the survey. The study is the latest edition of the Development in the Americas series, the IDB’s flagship publication.

About 40,000 people in 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean were asked how they pe more...