Funding in the time of COVID-19: supporting grantees through the crisisAs countries brace themselves for the economic fallout of COVID-19, youth employability, already a pressing issue, is set to be more urgent than ever. The IL...
Catching those who fall through the cracks: how SPOs and funders are fighting youth unemploymentA few decades ago, the average young person in Asia could expect a bright future ahead with the advent of universal education and economic growth. Today, how...
How do we reach them? 3 ideas to connect to out-of-school youth (#4 in youth employability series)A perennial challenge of working with out of school youth is how to reach them in the first place. Once out of the formal schooling system, many become ‘invi...
How do they do it? Hatch-ing careers for everyone (#3 in youth employability series) Employers are starting to break out of conventional thinking to design placement programmes for out-of-school youths in order to meet their unique needs and w...
What makes a successful placement programme? (#2 in youth employability series)All youth need a nurturing environment and sense of belonging as they come of age, to empower them to discover and develop their interests and strengths. But...
Understanding out-of-school youth (#1 in youth employability series)Youth are the future of society - as well as one of its biggest mysteries. Older generations often complain about not being able to understand young people t...
