Quilmes, Argentina -- Romina Collman, 22, is well aware of how hard it is to get a job these days, given Argentina’s lingering economic crisis, an unemployment rate of almost 25%, and her own lack of opportunities growing up in an impoverished neighborhood. “In the real world, if you don’t have skills and education, you will be unemployed, like so many of my friends,” she says. Romina grew up in one of the poorest communities in Quilmes, where the dirt streets are lined with garbage-fill more...
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Entra 21 provides grants and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean. Grants will be awarded for training and job placement projects that target youth and impart IT skills, enabling trainees to work with computers, the Internet, and other workplace technologies and equipment. The projects need to meet a demonstrated demand in the labor market and teach the skills necessary for trainees to find and hold a job. Funding for the Program will come from sever more...
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Cartagena, Colombia –Ruth Dary Ortiz, 21, lives in the run-down neighborhood called “Nelson Mandela,” where drinking water is scarce, and violence is commonplace. Most people who live there are “desplazados” -- families who have fled the fighting and instability of the countryside, caused by conflicts between Colombia’s guerilla forces and the counter-insurgency paramilitary. Families, particularly young people, are often caught in the middle. One night, armed fighters broke into Rut more...
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The International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) of the Inter-American Development Bank have joined forces to prepare workers for the jobs of the new economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. Together we created a US$29 million program, entra 21, to co-finance youth employment projects in information technology (IT). This four-year collaboration aims to:
* Support local projects that train young people and assist them in securing jobs that require IT s more...
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The International Youth Foundation (IYF) has been named a Silver Award winner for excellence in communications by the 2008 Wilmer Shields Rich Awards Program. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations, the awards program recognizes effective communications efforts to increase public awareness of foundations and corporate giving programs. The International Youth Foundation received the award for its YOUth magazine. The award was presented at Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit, in Nationa more...
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As part of a commitment to expand its portfolio of health-related programming, the International Youth Foundation (IYF) is pleased to announce its membership in the CORE Group – an association of over 40 international NGOs dedicated to improving the health and well being of children and women in developing countries. IYF’s acceptance into the Group was decided in April at the CORE Group’s Spring Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Says IYF’s President and CEO William S. Reese: “We are proud more...
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Come September, Singaporeans could be the first in the world to interact in real time with a programme on their TV or computer. The Media Development Authority (MDA) announced yesterday it was awarding its first niche Internet protocol television service (IPTV) licence to VeeV Interactive. VeeV TV, which will feature knowledge-focused content, says it is the first in the world to incorporate virtual reality into its programmes — allowing viewers to answer questions or play games and receive re more...
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