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A Step-by-Step Journey to Employment in Palestine
For the 44 percent of Palestine’s youth who are unemployed, finding their place in the job market requires persistence, flexibility, networks, and the right mix of skills and experience, as 22-year-old...
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Picture This: Jordan’s Young Social Innovators
They are creative, determined, and compassionate. Rather than turn the other way, they take action when they see a problem in their community. They are the 2015 BADIR Fellows—20 young Jordanian...
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Cummins Powers the Future with Life Skills
The global leader in power generation equipment, Cummins Inc. knows that equipping young trainees with soft skills is critical to bridging today’s skills gap—and ensuring entry-level workers have what...
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Young Women Leaders Share Challenges Beyond Glass Ceiling
A wealth of data compiled by the No Ceilings campaign reflects significant gains—and gaps—in the status of women and girls over the last two decades. One of the persistent challenges cited is a dearth...
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The Unlikely Journey of Ayaz Hassan
Ayaz arrived in the lobby of our DC retreat center with a grin on his face and tired eyes telling of the 28 hours that had passed since he headed to the airport from his home in Sulaimanyah, Iraq.I...
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Generation Now: Young Voices of Change
“We need to acknowledge and recognize the contributions of young people,” affirmed UN Secretary-General Envoy for Youth Ahmad Alhendawi in addressing over 120 public, private, civil society, and youth...
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4 Lessons from 15 Years of Investing in Youth Social Innovation
What will it take to end the scourge of gender-based violence that is tearing apart so many lives and communities? How do we more effectively prepare our youth for success in the 21st Century...
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BADIR Fellows Express Youth Priorities
Saddam Sayyaleh and Ali Ahmad Makahleh, 2015 BADIR fellows from Jordan, participated via Skype in an Alliance for International Youth Development-led discussion on what young people want and how the...
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Dina Buchbinder Auron: How Your Board Can Benefit from Youth Voices
Dina Buchbinder Auron is Founder and President of Educación para Compartir (formerly Deport-es para Compartir), which works in multiple countries to “form better citizens from childhood through the...
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Video of PTS at Hilton: Creating Shared ValuePTS at Hilton: Creating Shared ValueIYF-December 3, 2015- Posted In Employment Education, Life SkillsThis video, filmed in Durban, South Africa, showcases...
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Hilton Worldwide Training Shows Life Skills Make a Difference
Companies increasingly are investing in products, operating models, and workforce strategies that deliver shared business and social value. IYF partner Hilton Worldwide is experiencing firsthand the...
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What are the World’s Young People Doing? 3 Opportunities
This post begins a series presenting data compiled by IYF, and we gathered this first set in collaboration with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Each new visualization will...
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What Do Algerian Young Women and Oprah Have in Common?
“She grew up in poverty, just like me!”“She faced a lot of personal challenges when she was younger, just like me!”“She had to believe in herself even when she had no one to believe in her, just like...
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Young Leaders Connect in Fight Against Gender-Based Violence
The three don’t seem like they met only days before. The way Ayaz, Nafula, and Queen are quick to hug and tease one another, I’d think these young leaders were longtime friends. But, really, they only...
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Preparing University Students in Palestine for the Labor Market
Everything we do at IYF aims to support youth on the path to success in work and life, and educational institutions like the Arab American University in Jenin (AAUJ), in Palestine, are one key type of...
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In Algeria, an Aspiring Auditor Proves She Can Be Counted On
Twenty-two year-old Hodda Taibi grew up in Cherchell, a coastal town in northern Algeria. The youngest of six siblings, she worked hard at the University of Algiers, earning a license to practice...
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