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Skills to Succeed: Program Achievements
Skills to Succeed (S2S) equips deprived and marginalized adolescents and youth with the skills and job linkages they need to find decent jobs or build their own businesses and break the intergenerational cycle of poverty. Since 2011, S2S has served more t
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Skills to Succeed: Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, 87% of the working population is employed in the informal sector, which is often characterized by unsafe working conditions and low incomes. Skills to Succeed (S2S) supports youth ages 15-24 in the transition from school to work and it ensu
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Skills to Succeed: Indonesia
The Skills to Succeed (S2S) program in Indonesia provides employability skills, entrepreneurship and financial literacy trainings, mentorship, job counselling, and job linkage services for in- and out-of-school youth ages 15-24. The program also provides
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Skills to Succeed: Mexico
The Skills to Succeed (S2S) Mexico program provides employability and entrepreneurship skills training, job linkages, mentorship, STEM skills, and experiential learning in Maker Spaces for in- and out-of-school youth ages 15-24 to acquire the skills they
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Improving Working Conditions in the Informal Sector
The Skills to Succeed program equips youth with the skills and job linkages they need to find decent jobs or start businesses. With 87% of working people in Bangladesh employed in the informal sector, the program launched a community-led initiative to imp
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Skills to Succeed Vietnam's E-Learning Program on Employability Skills for Youth
The Skills to Succeed (S2S) Vietnam program delivers employability skills training to migrant students in vocational colleges to help them successfully transition into the job market. The training covers topics such as self-exploration, job search skills,
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Preparing Youth with Disabilities in Indonesia to Start Their Careers & Making Workplaces More Inclusive
The Indonesia Skills to Succeed program provides employability skills training and job linkage support to youth with disabilities so they are able to obtain work. The program also organizes working groups with employers to advocate for changes that make w
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Youth Employment Needs in Nigeria
There has been increased interest in youth issues in sub-Saharan Africa in recent years, especially related to employment. Nigeria is expected to grow to over 440 million people by 2050, becoming the third most populated country in the world. Nigerians se
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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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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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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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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