Empowering Frontline Youth Development Center Staff in Washington, DC
Challenge Youth involved in the justice system in the United States are not always easy to engage—but with the right support, they can heal, grow,…
Challenge Youth involved in the justice system in the United States are not always easy to engage—but with the right support, they can heal, grow,…
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a pervasive violation of unalienable human rights and a barrier to civic, social, political, and economic participation.
Challenge The U.S. Government has made investments in recent years to better understand the phenomenon of democratic backsliding and to measure threats to democratic space…
Challenge Democracy, human rights, and governance (DRG) are integral to USAID’s overall development agenda. Generating analytically sound and evidence-based DRG strategies, programs, and activities is…
Challenge The most effective way for countries to become self-reliant is to ensure all of their citizens are able to prosper. If international development programs…
Led by Making Cents International, USAID’s YouthPower Learning project closed major knowledge gaps in PYD theory and practice, yet there is a continuing need to…
Challenge There is robust academic research on mental health needs among youth, with data indicating that suicide is one of the leading causes of death…
Challenge Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is currently seeing the largest share of declines in democracy-focused Sustainable Development Goals. Throughout LAC, democratic backsliding has…
Challenge Significant gaps remain in the areas of research and evaluation of youth programming. Apart from several known examples of success, there has been an…
Challenge Youth economic opportunity stakeholders do not have access to many platforms that enable them to share knowledge about the field. Collection, analysis, and dissemination…