Seeking to address high unemployment rates among youth in Bolivia, where nearly half the population is under 18, Pro Mujer is providing young people with basic business training and credit so they can succeed as entrepreneurs. In early 2008 Pro Mujer began rolling out the loan in El Alto, a poverty-stricken city adjacent to La Paz, and next year will make the loan available in other parts of the country.  “Adolescents and young adults from poor families here struggle to find decent employ more...

Over 7,000 Tanzanians Give Their Opinions on livelihood, education, health, governance, infrastructure, well-being, citizen participation, and more. This report is the largest perception survey conducted in Mainland Tanzania to date. 7,879 Tanzanians, aged from 7 to 90 years, from ten mainland regions, were asked for their opinion on aspects of: economic progress, their standard of living, quality of and access to economic and social services, and trends in governance.

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Dynamic Youth is a free online monthly magazine, dedicated to Global Youth Development. The framework of this magazine includes all the areas of interest (issues) identified by the UNO under the concept of Global Youth Development and a few additions of local interest.  The magazine is addressed to the global youth and its main objective is to harness youth energy towards working for Global Peace and Prosperity.  The monthly magazines are uploaded on the last working day of the earlier more...

By 2010, projections estimate there will be some three billion young people worldwide, from the ages of ten to twenty-four, the vast majority residing in developing countries. And while a functioning democracy relies on the voices of all its citizens to shape policy, the gap between youth and government has widened, leaving many young people feeling marginalized and disaffected. Glocal Forum recognizes the need to engage youth and government, and has thus launched a Youth Council campaign for 20 more...

Working alongside UN-Habitat, Glocal Forum aims to build capacity and facilitate exchange among urban youth worldwide by establishing youth councils throughout its city network, and by enhancing those that already exist. Institutionalizing young people’s participation in local government is empowering as it gives them a venue to express their opinions and have a say in municipal policies. Through the councils, youth are given the opportunity to improve their communities and make a difference.

The GYP is a worldwide network of urban youth partnering with local governments and organizations, international institutions, private sector and each other to improve the quality of urban life. The network, which currently spans sixty-five cities and five continents, promotes local action, city-to-city initiatives and the sharing of ideas, solutions, and experiences. The GYP has a core membership of two youth representatives from each participating city and their peer networks who work together more...

The GYP is a worldwide network of urban youth partnering with local governments and organizations, international institutions, private sector and each other to improve the quality of urban life. The network, which currently spans sixty-five cities and five continents, promotes local action, city-to-city initiatives and the sharing of ideas, solutions, and experiences. The GYP has a core membership of two youth representatives from each participating city and their peer networks who work together more...

Authors: Publisher: UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Education, 2008. Education contributes toward the knowledge and personal skills essential for the prevention of HIV, and the mitigation of the impacts caused by AIDS. Education also helps to overcome the conditions that facilitate the spread of HIV, including poverty, ill health, violence and abuse, particularly against girls and women. Produced by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)'s Inter-Agency Task Team (IATT) on Educa more...

The course seeks to examine how gendered identities are formed and re-shaped as a result of the development process – and responsive approaches in a variety of historical and cultural contexts. It will equally explore how gender and development relate to other categories of social identity and difference, such as race, ethnicity, economic and social standing, urban or rural life, etc. The course will explore activities such as: gender-awareness and self-awareness for women and men; gender role more...