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 Y:W Leader & CYEP 2010 2012 2009 2011 2008 Emploi Habilité, Y:W Jordan & Obra Y:W Mexico, YED & YouthMap Jasa.kg, TYS & AYOP 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 Emploi Habilite 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: Emploi Habilite Jasa.kg AYOP CYEP Y:W Jordan

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

9.  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 Demonstrating Best Practice Models

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

13. Y:W Global Leverage Partners

14. 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 Y:W Country Level Leverage Partners

15. Where Are We?

16. Leverage Partners

17. 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?