Header Utility Menu PARTICIPATE DONATE Who We Are Our Work Impact & Learning Work With Us Open search interface Breadcrumb Home Our Work Youth Youth Youth can be a tremendous force for positive, transformational change at the local, national, and global levels. Our approach to youth development promotes relevant education, professional development, civic engagement, and job skills. We focus especially on supporting youth to build their abilities to drive change in their own lives and communities. We Prepare Youth For: Employability Global competencies Successful mindset STEAM & demand-driven training Education–marketplace connection Civic engagement Critical thinking & communication Information & media literacy Leadership development Tolerance, diversity & inclusion Effective leadership Technical & soft skills Leadership roles Alumni networks Capital & opportunities OUR REACH 2.3 million people benefited from projects initiated by youth that IREX supported last year. OUR IMPACT 89% of Thomas Jefferson youth alumni with a tertiary degree gained employment—twice the rate of their peers. Featured Solutions Stopping disinformation: Teaching young people to recognize disinformation. Building social trust: Increasing opportunities for education and employment. Articles & Op-Eds "Youth or Consequences: Put Youth at the Center of COVID-19 Recovery" (Patrick Fine, Susan Reichle, and Kristin M. Lord) "This Is the New Skills Gap for Young People in the Age of COVID-19" (Tsega Belachew and Rachel Surkin) "Here Come the Young" (Kristin M. Lord) Resources & Impact APPROACH Catalyzing Youth Potential: IREX’s Approach to Youth Development GUIDE Youth-Led Labor Market Assessment Framework and Guide TOOL Essential Skills: Power Learning Tool Featured Projects PROJECT Youth Excel: Our Knowledge, Leading Change PROJECT Support Her Empowerment – Girls’ Resilience, Enterprise, and Technology Initiative (SHE’s GREAT!) PROJECT Community Engagement Exchange People Nina Oduro Senior Advisor for Youth and Leadership Tsega Belachew Technical Advisor, Youth and Economic Opportunities Kaia Benson Senior Project Director Lilia Kamoun Youth Leadership Advisor View All People Programs & Projects Region Region... Africa -Angola -Benin -Botswana -Burkina Faso -Burundi -Cabo Verde -Cameroon -Central African Republic -Chad -Comoros -Côte d'Ivoire -Democratic Republic of the Congo -Djibouti -Equatorial Guinea -Eritrea -Eswatini -Ethiopia -Gabon -Gambia -Ghana -Guinea -Guinea Bissau -Kenya -Lesotho -Liberia -Madagascar -Malawi -Mali -Mauritania -Mauritius -Mozambique -Namibia -Niger -Nigeria -Rwanda -São Tomé and Príncipe -Senegal -Seychelles -Sierra Leone -Somalia -South Africa -South Sudan -Sudan -Tanzania -Togo -Uganda -Zambia -Zimbabwe Americas -Argentina -Aruba -Bahamas -Barbados -Belize -Bolivia -Brazil -Canada -Chile -Colombia -Costa Rica -Cuba -Curaçao -Dominica -Dominican Republic -Ecuador -El Salvador -Grenada -Guatemala -Guyana -Haiti -Honduras -Jamaica -Mexico -Nicaragua -Panama -Paraguay -Peru -Saint Kitts and Nevis -Saint Lucia -Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -Sint Maarten -Suriname -Trinidad and Tobago -United States -Uruguay -Venezuela Asia -Bangladesh -Bhutan -Brunei -Cambodia -Federated States of Micronesia -Fiji -Indonesia -India -Laos -Malaysia -Maldives -Mongolia -Myanmar (Burma) -Nepal -New Zealand -Pakistan -Papua New Guinea -Philippines -Republic of the Marshall Islands -Singapore -Sri Lanka -Taiwan -Thailand -Timor Leste -Vietnam Europe & Eurasia -Albania -Armenia -Azerbaijan -Belarus -Bosnia and Herzegovina -Bulgaria -Czech Republic -Estonia -Finland -Georgia -Greece -Hungary -Kazakhstan -Kosovo -Kyrgyzstan -Latvia -Lithuania -Moldova -Montenegro -Netherlands -North Macedonia -Poland -Romania -Russia -Serbia -Slovakia -Tajikistan -Turkey -Turkmenistan -Ukraine -United Kingdom -Uzbekistan Middle East & North Africa -Algeria -Bahrain -Egypt -Iraq -Israel -Jordan -Kuwait -Lebanon -Libya -Morocco -Qatar -Saudi Arabia -Syria -Tunisia -West Bank/Gaza -Yemen America House Kyiv Beyond Access Communities Thrive: An IREX-READ Global Partnership Community Engagement Exchange CYLA (Cohesion through Youth-Led Action) Data Zetu: Amplifying Tanzanians’ Voices through Information Elections and Democracy Activity in Liberia Employee Essential Skills: Soft Skills Training for Employees Encouraging Inclusive Public Participation in the Near Eastern Affairs Region (EIPP) Esm3ni (Listen to Me) Essential Skills: Soft Skills for a Changing World Families in the Digital Age (FADA) Pagination current page 1 page 2 page 3 page 4 next page next › last page last » Get field-tested resources Sign Up for Resources Donate © 2021 IREX Footer Privacy Policy Financials Contact Us Jobs facebook twitter linkedin mailchimp ACCEPT COOKIES OPT OUT