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YEO 2030: Innovative Financing for Workforce Development
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YEO 2030 Solution Session Innovative Financing for Workforce Development Skills development and the support networks needed to foster a young person’s economic success in a rapidly evolving modern economy are expensive. To help youth reach full and productive employment, we must continue to explore innovative and sustainable financing models for youth skill development and support networks. This session will present three proven, sustainable, and innovative financing models for youth workforce development in Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Rwanda that can be replicated to advance SDG 8 globally. Hosted by Palladium, with Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chancen InternationalNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: The Future of Work is Female: How Young Women are Driving Inclusion for Digital Jobs
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Associated Solution Session: Join us for this panel to explore the solutions to Kenya’s gender gap for digital jobs, including efforts led by young women. The panel of cross-sector leaders tackling barriers to young women’s inclusion in Kenya’s digital jobs landscape will discuss the enablers, barriers, and opportunities for young women’s participation in the digital economy. They will delve into access to skills and training, the role of public and private sector in creating equitable digital jobs and supports, as well as challenges for achieving SDG8 for the most excluded and underserved young women. Hosted by IREX.Nonprofits & Activism
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YEO 2030: Inclusive Workforce Through Inclusive Partnership—Lessons from USAID/Indonesia Mitra Kunci
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Associated Solution Session: As part of the YEO Solution Session Series, DAI is hosting a discussion with panelists from the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Mitra Kunci Initiative that works to achieve a more inclusive Indonesian workforce. In Indonesia, young people with disabilities face increasing challenges in accessing education and training opportunities as well as employment and entrepreneurship. Employers are often unwilling or reluctant to hire youth with disabilities, creating barriers to employment and workplace inclusion. The DAI-implemented USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative is working through multi-stakeholder partnerships in a pentahelix framework to improve the enabling environment for an inclusive workforce in Central and East Java. In this webinar, local partners from the Indonesian government, private sector, nongovernmental groups, media, and civil society will share lessons and tools for leveling access to opportunities. Indonesian youth representatives will also share their personal experiences. Audience members will interact with the panelists to discuss scalable solutions to achieve SDG 8 for youth with disability populations. Hosted by DAI.Nonprofits & Activism
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YEO 2030: Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment
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YEO 2030 Solution Session Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment A large and growing market for impact investment and other innovative mechanisms provides new sources of financing that can help address some of the systemic challenges faced by the world’s youth. In this session, we will hear from experts in structuring alternative financing mechanisms, such as social impact bonds and blended finance vehicles, along with a private enterprise. Each of these mechanisms were tested in the youth space and aim to sustainably address the youth unemployment crisis. Hosted by CRSNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers
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YEO 2030 Solution Session Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers Youth in the Western Balkans face high unemployment rates due to weak economic growth and the pandemic. Responding effectively requires understanding the local workforce system and designing innovative cost-effective solutions that local entities see the value in replicating. This session will describe lessons learned in designing and offering market oriented and inclusive training through pay-for-performance models as well as more effective career guidance provided through media outlets and career centers. Hosted by Helvetas, with betaPlan Coding Bootcamps Albania and Ministry of Labour and Social Policy North MacedoniaNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Navigating Turbulence: Responding to Rapid Changes in the Future of Work
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YEO 2030 Solution Session - Associate Session A skills revolution is underway globally, shaped by the growth of new technologies, global economic integration and changes in the organization and location of work. These trends have been amplified and accelerated under COVID-19. Proactive workforce development is needed to support youth in developing the adaptability and resilience to navigate the pace of labor market changes, upskill and reskill as technology integration increases, and prevent deepening inequality between skilled and unskilled workers within and across nations. This session will explore the changing skills and competencies required by youth to navigate labor market changes and will highlight systems-level solutions that bridge the divide between skills development and the labor market while empowering youth to take control of their future. Moderator Nancy Chervin, International Technical Advisor, Education Development Center, Washington, DC Discussants Audrey Gah, Global Ops Program Manager, Amazon Web Services Digital Skills, Luxembourg School Teacher AWARE 3 (TBD) Sattiya Langkhapin, Chief of Party, AWARE 3, Education Development Center, Thailand Abir Rouhana, Student, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut, LebanonNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: If We Want Good Jobs and to Save the World, We're Doing It Wrong
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Associated Solutions Session The jobs created by the energy transition are NOT where many expect. In fact, we’re at risk of preparing hundreds of thousands of young people for jobs that don’t exist, while other industries can’t find the talent they need to power this energy transition. In this session, you will hear from industry leaders about where the green jobs are, and what they look like. You’ll learn about a growing consensus across the range of industries involved in the energy transition: clean energy (solar and wind), electric vehicle production, the fourth industrial revolution (automation, remote sensing, networked production lines), and industrial energy efficiency (reducing the carbon emissions of industrial production by seeking efficiencies in energy use) around a core group of critical skills. Hosted by the International Youth Foundation (IYF)Nonprofits & Activism
Latest Learning
Ready for the Workforce YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
Channel info
Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
Ready for the Workforce YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
YEO 2030: Innovative Financing for Workforce Development
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Innovative Financing for Workforce Development Skills development and the support networks needed to foster a young person’s economic success in a rapidly evolving modern economy are expensive. To help youth reach full and productive employment, we must continue to explore innovative and sustainable financing models for youth skill development and support networks. This session will present three proven, sustainable, and innovative financing models for youth workforce development in Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Rwanda that can be replicated to advance SDG 8 globally. Hosted by Palladium, with Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chancen InternationalNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: The Future of Work is Female: How Young Women are Driving Inclusion for Digital Jobs
Read more
Associated Solution Session: Join us for this panel to explore the solutions to Kenya’s gender gap for digital jobs, including efforts led by young women. The panel of cross-sector leaders tackling barriers to young women’s inclusion in Kenya’s digital jobs landscape will discuss the enablers, barriers, and opportunities for young women’s participation in the digital economy. They will delve into access to skills and training, the role of public and private sector in creating equitable digital jobs and supports, as well as challenges for achieving SDG8 for the most excluded and underserved young women. Hosted by IREX.Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
YEO 2030: Inclusive Workforce Through Inclusive Partnership—Lessons from USAID/Indonesia Mitra Kunci
Read more
Associated Solution Session: As part of the YEO Solution Session Series, DAI is hosting a discussion with panelists from the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Mitra Kunci Initiative that works to achieve a more inclusive Indonesian workforce. In Indonesia, young people with disabilities face increasing challenges in accessing education and training opportunities as well as employment and entrepreneurship. Employers are often unwilling or reluctant to hire youth with disabilities, creating barriers to employment and workplace inclusion. The DAI-implemented USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative is working through multi-stakeholder partnerships in a pentahelix framework to improve the enabling environment for an inclusive workforce in Central and East Java. In this webinar, local partners from the Indonesian government, private sector, nongovernmental groups, media, and civil society will share lessons and tools for leveling access to opportunities. Indonesian youth representatives will also share their personal experiences. Audience members will interact with the panelists to discuss scalable solutions to achieve SDG 8 for youth with disability populations. Hosted by DAI.Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
YEO 2030: Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment A large and growing market for impact investment and other innovative mechanisms provides new sources of financing that can help address some of the systemic challenges faced by the world’s youth. In this session, we will hear from experts in structuring alternative financing mechanisms, such as social impact bonds and blended finance vehicles, along with a private enterprise. Each of these mechanisms were tested in the youth space and aim to sustainably address the youth unemployment crisis. Hosted by CRSNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers Youth in the Western Balkans face high unemployment rates due to weak economic growth and the pandemic. Responding effectively requires understanding the local workforce system and designing innovative cost-effective solutions that local entities see the value in replicating. This session will describe lessons learned in designing and offering market oriented and inclusive training through pay-for-performance models as well as more effective career guidance provided through media outlets and career centers. Hosted by Helvetas, with betaPlan Coding Bootcamps Albania and Ministry of Labour and Social Policy North MacedoniaNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Navigating Turbulence: Responding to Rapid Changes in the Future of Work
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session - Associate Session A skills revolution is underway globally, shaped by the growth of new technologies, global economic integration and changes in the organization and location of work. These trends have been amplified and accelerated under COVID-19. Proactive workforce development is needed to support youth in developing the adaptability and resilience to navigate the pace of labor market changes, upskill and reskill as technology integration increases, and prevent deepening inequality between skilled and unskilled workers within and across nations. This session will explore the changing skills and competencies required by youth to navigate labor market changes and will highlight systems-level solutions that bridge the divide between skills development and the labor market while empowering youth to take control of their future. Moderator Nancy Chervin, International Technical Advisor, Education Development Center, Washington, DC Discussants Audrey Gah, Global Ops Program Manager, Amazon Web Services Digital Skills, Luxembourg School Teacher AWARE 3 (TBD) Sattiya Langkhapin, Chief of Party, AWARE 3, Education Development Center, Thailand Abir Rouhana, Student, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut, LebanonNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: If We Want Good Jobs and to Save the World, We're Doing It Wrong
Read more
Associated Solutions Session The jobs created by the energy transition are NOT where many expect. In fact, we’re at risk of preparing hundreds of thousands of young people for jobs that don’t exist, while other industries can’t find the talent they need to power this energy transition. In this session, you will hear from industry leaders about where the green jobs are, and what they look like. You’ll learn about a growing consensus across the range of industries involved in the energy transition: clean energy (solar and wind), electric vehicle production, the fourth industrial revolution (automation, remote sensing, networked production lines), and industrial energy efficiency (reducing the carbon emissions of industrial production by seeking efficiencies in energy use) around a core group of critical skills. Hosted by the International Youth Foundation (IYF)Nonprofits & Activism
2023 GYEO
Ready for the Workforce
Workforce Developmet
Ready for the Workforce YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
Channel info
Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
Ready for the Workforce YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
YEO 2030: Innovative Financing for Workforce Development
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Innovative Financing for Workforce Development Skills development and the support networks needed to foster a young person’s economic success in a rapidly evolving modern economy are expensive. To help youth reach full and productive employment, we must continue to explore innovative and sustainable financing models for youth skill development and support networks. This session will present three proven, sustainable, and innovative financing models for youth workforce development in Ecuador, Ethiopia, and Rwanda that can be replicated to advance SDG 8 globally. Hosted by Palladium, with Alliance for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chancen InternationalNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: The Future of Work is Female: How Young Women are Driving Inclusion for Digital Jobs
Read more
Associated Solution Session: Join us for this panel to explore the solutions to Kenya’s gender gap for digital jobs, including efforts led by young women. The panel of cross-sector leaders tackling barriers to young women’s inclusion in Kenya’s digital jobs landscape will discuss the enablers, barriers, and opportunities for young women’s participation in the digital economy. They will delve into access to skills and training, the role of public and private sector in creating equitable digital jobs and supports, as well as challenges for achieving SDG8 for the most excluded and underserved young women. Hosted by IREX.Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
YEO 2030: Inclusive Workforce Through Inclusive Partnership—Lessons from USAID/Indonesia Mitra Kunci
Read more
Associated Solution Session: As part of the YEO Solution Session Series, DAI is hosting a discussion with panelists from the U.S. Agency for International Development-funded Mitra Kunci Initiative that works to achieve a more inclusive Indonesian workforce. In Indonesia, young people with disabilities face increasing challenges in accessing education and training opportunities as well as employment and entrepreneurship. Employers are often unwilling or reluctant to hire youth with disabilities, creating barriers to employment and workplace inclusion. The DAI-implemented USAID Mitra Kunci Initiative is working through multi-stakeholder partnerships in a pentahelix framework to improve the enabling environment for an inclusive workforce in Central and East Java. In this webinar, local partners from the Indonesian government, private sector, nongovernmental groups, media, and civil society will share lessons and tools for leveling access to opportunities. Indonesian youth representatives will also share their personal experiences. Audience members will interact with the panelists to discuss scalable solutions to achieve SDG 8 for youth with disability populations. Hosted by DAI.Nonprofits & Activism
#YEO2030
YEO 2030: Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Leveraging Social Impact Bonds and Innovative Finance for Youth Employment A large and growing market for impact investment and other innovative mechanisms provides new sources of financing that can help address some of the systemic challenges faced by the world’s youth. In this session, we will hear from experts in structuring alternative financing mechanisms, such as social impact bonds and blended finance vehicles, along with a private enterprise. Each of these mechanisms were tested in the youth space and aim to sustainably address the youth unemployment crisis. Hosted by CRSNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session Disruptive Models to Increase Employability of Young Job Seekers Youth in the Western Balkans face high unemployment rates due to weak economic growth and the pandemic. Responding effectively requires understanding the local workforce system and designing innovative cost-effective solutions that local entities see the value in replicating. This session will describe lessons learned in designing and offering market oriented and inclusive training through pay-for-performance models as well as more effective career guidance provided through media outlets and career centers. Hosted by Helvetas, with betaPlan Coding Bootcamps Albania and Ministry of Labour and Social Policy North MacedoniaNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Navigating Turbulence: Responding to Rapid Changes in the Future of Work
Read more
YEO 2030 Solution Session - Associate Session A skills revolution is underway globally, shaped by the growth of new technologies, global economic integration and changes in the organization and location of work. These trends have been amplified and accelerated under COVID-19. Proactive workforce development is needed to support youth in developing the adaptability and resilience to navigate the pace of labor market changes, upskill and reskill as technology integration increases, and prevent deepening inequality between skilled and unskilled workers within and across nations. This session will explore the changing skills and competencies required by youth to navigate labor market changes and will highlight systems-level solutions that bridge the divide between skills development and the labor market while empowering youth to take control of their future. Moderator Nancy Chervin, International Technical Advisor, Education Development Center, Washington, DC Discussants Audrey Gah, Global Ops Program Manager, Amazon Web Services Digital Skills, Luxembourg School Teacher AWARE 3 (TBD) Sattiya Langkhapin, Chief of Party, AWARE 3, Education Development Center, Thailand Abir Rouhana, Student, American University of Science and Technology, Beirut, LebanonNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: If We Want Good Jobs and to Save the World, We're Doing It Wrong
Read more
Associated Solutions Session The jobs created by the energy transition are NOT where many expect. In fact, we’re at risk of preparing hundreds of thousands of young people for jobs that don’t exist, while other industries can’t find the talent they need to power this energy transition. In this session, you will hear from industry leaders about where the green jobs are, and what they look like. You’ll learn about a growing consensus across the range of industries involved in the energy transition: clean energy (solar and wind), electric vehicle production, the fourth industrial revolution (automation, remote sensing, networked production lines), and industrial energy efficiency (reducing the carbon emissions of industrial production by seeking efficiencies in energy use) around a core group of critical skills. Hosted by the International Youth Foundation (IYF)Nonprofits & Activism
Livelihoods through Self-Employment
Entrepreneurship
Livelihoods through Self-Employment YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
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Livelihoods through Self-Employment YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
YEO 2030: Expanding Self-Employment through the Informal Economy
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YEO 2030 Solution Session Expanding Self-Employment through the Informal Economy Africa’s informal economy provides youth both opportunities, as they can find livelihoods with low-barriers to entry, and challenges, as they tend to find little more than low-wage, temporary work. If the informal economy is to meaningfully contribute to SDG 8, we must better understand the fundamental system levers and how they can be moved to provide a better solution for youth employment and advancement up the enterprise ladder. Hosted by Harambee South Africa, with Shujaaz Kenya and Rwanda Employment AcceleratorNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Transcending Conflict: Creating Jobs and Building Futures in Yemen
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YEO 2030 Solution Session - Associate Session This webinar will focus on how entrepreneurship programs can support business start-ups to grow and hire additional employees, creating new jobs in regions with limited opportunities. Through projects in partnership with the Vitol Foundation and Kahane Foundation, EFE-Yemen has mentored young entrepreneurs to design resilient businesses, connect them to funding opportunities, and guide them through the government registration process in Aden and Sana’a. This combination of mentoring, financing, and registration support enables youth to avoid common pitfalls in starting their businesses and sets them on a path for success. In this webinar, EFE-Yemen will showcase two young entrepreneurs and their success in launching and expanding businesses, including creating new jobs in their communities. EFE-Yemen’s CEO will also share best practices and lessons learned in EFE’s entrepreneurship programming, and a representative from a local microfinance institution will share advice on securing funding for a new business for youth. Moderated by Education For Employment (EFE)Nonprofits & Activism
Global Context Matters
Context Matters
Global Context Matters YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
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Global Context Matters YEO 2030 Solution Sessions
YEO 2030: Disinformation will destroy. Youth can soothe.
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Associated Solution Session: Economic transitions of the past resulted in dramatic skillset changes. Today’s transition to tech-driven post-COVID economies calls for a 21st century skillset. Key digital and soft skills need to deal with a critical thinking and information processing. Creative plans to unpack the role that disinformation plays in youth’s lives, and how development practitioners can work in partnership with youth to tackle this new threat. Disinformation is subtly shaping the world that we live in – from trust in vaccines, political conspiracies, stigmatization, climate science, to pressures to migrate – youth are now forced to navigate a complex world where ‘the truth’ is subjective and often shaped by hidden agendas. Disinformation prevention and information integrity experts from Creative and around the world have been developing techniques that help youth recognize and combat disinformation. During this session, youth panelists will provide snapshots of how disinformation is impacting different communities around the world and how youth-led and youth-serving organizations are working to address it. Creative will also present its innovative disinformation approach and examples of its work with youth. Hosted by Creative Associates.Nonprofits & Activism
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YEO 2030: Addressing Environment and Climate Change, Empowering Youth, and Rebuilding Economies
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YEO 2030 Solution Session Addressing Environment and Climate Change, Empowering Youth, and Rebuilding Economies—The Role of Green Jobs According to the ILO, a just transition to a greener economy could create 24 million new jobs globally by 2030. Seizing these opportunities for youth will require rapid upskilling through changes in higher education and expansion of corporate training programs. Many southeast Asian countries are leading the way in this area and offer lessons for all of us to expand climate action (SDG 11) and the potential of green jobs to accelerate progress towards employment for all (SDG 8). Hosted by FHI 360, with ILO, GE (TBC), and the Burma Agriculture & Food Systems Development ActivityNonprofits & Activism
YEO 2030: Building Collaborative Infrastructure to Achieve Systems Change for Youth Employment
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Associated Solution Session This session will introduce the Global Opportunity Youth Network’s innovative approach to creating systems change for youth employment. Collaborative Infrastructure is designed to create deep, long-term connections between different points of a network – in this case, stakeholders within the youth employment ecosystem. GOYN Collaboratives bring together actors from different sectors that share a commitment to addressing youth employment in their community, including stakeholders from the public and private sectors, education and skilling providers, civil society organizations and youth themselves. Through this Collaborative Infrastructure, these actors work together to identify and resolve systemic barriers to youth employment. The session will introduce the different components of Collaborative Infrastructure, highlight key success factors and share important learnings from three years of GOYN experience. Hosted by Global Opportunity Youth Network (GOYN)Nonprofits & Activism
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