Challenge Marginalized and underrepresented groups often do not have access to the same services and opportunities as majority populations. It is critical that international development…
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 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 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…
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 The Eastern and Southern Caribbean (ESC) region is experiencing evolving conflict dynamics, with notable changes in the past 2 years, ranging from community and…
Challenge The tourism and hospitality sector in Africa represents a significant opportunity for youth employment, yet there are few training programs focusing on building the…
Challenge Since fighting broke out in 2011, more than 750,000 refugees have fled to Jordan and over 1 million to Lebanon. Due to the haste…
Challenge Mozambique has high levels of youth unemployment, particularly among young women. At the same time, Mozambique has a shortage of skilled labor in the…
