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Youth in Action (YiA)
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Pathways to Opportunity- Supporting Rural Youth to Leverage Decent Work: Evidence from the cross-sectoral Youth in Action program
While there is a growing body of research on programming for youth livelihood development, the evidence on the effectiveness of these programs is mixed. Additionally, there are still questions around equity: who benefits from these programs and who is lef
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Learning Narrative: Mentorship for successful rural livelihoods
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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Effect of Youth in Action on Work Readiness and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Findings from Malawi
About 89 million youth between the ages of 12-24 are part of a growing cohort of out-of-school youth, approximately half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. While many of these youth aspire to be active members of their community, many out-of-school rural
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Learning Narrative: Gender mainstreaming in youth livelihoods programs
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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Youth in Action Program in Uganda
Youth in Action is a six-year youth livelihood program, in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, YiA aims to improve the socio-economic status of 40,000 out-of-school young people in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Uganda. Through t
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Effect of Youth in Action on Work Readiness and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Findings from Burkina Faso
About 89 million youth between the ages of 12-24 are part of a growing cohort of out-of-school youth, approximately half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. While many of these youth aspire to be active members of their community, many out-of-school rural
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Learning Narrative: Youth self-employment capabilities
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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Learning Narrative: Family Support and Youth Livelihood Development
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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From Leaving Home to Setting up Shop
According to the International Labor Organization, in 2016, there were 150 million migrant workers in the world – 66.6 million of them were women. In Ethiopia, poverty, unemployment and family pressure to earn money, combined with low public awareness abo
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Learning Narrative: Youth-led enterprise development
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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Learning Narrative: Connecting youth to local services
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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The Impact of Youth in Action on Youth, their Families, and Communities in Egypt
Youth in Action (YiA) is a six-year program that works to improve the socioeconomic status of out-of-school girls and boys between the ages of 12 and 18 in Egypt, Ethiopia, Uganda, Malawi, and Burkina Faso. YiA does this by enhancing young people’s founda